Last year the news broke out that Disney's Beauty and the Beast would be following in the footsteps of Oz the Great and Powerful, Alice in Wonderland, and this year's Maleficent in getting a live-action remake. That project is now officially moving forward with a director finally attached. Variety is reporting that Bill Condon - best known nowadays for directing Twilight: Breaking Dawn pt. 1 & 2 - has been picked by Disney to helm the live-action remake.
The original Disney animated Beauty and the Beast - which was itself an adaptation of a French fairy tale - is one of the few animated features to have the honor of being nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and is widely regarded as one of the best animated Disney films of all time. So loved, in fact, that it spawned several straight-to-DVD sequels, as well as a multitude of various memorabilia over the years.
While some people's reactions might be of disdain due to hatred of the Twilight series, one should also remember that Bill is the man responsible for the Oscar-winning Dreamgirls, as well as Gods and Monsters before that. If Disney keeps this live adaptation as a musical, then Bill is an even better choice as he is the one who wrote the screenplay for Chicago. In other words, he has experience with musicals, so if Disney decides to go down that route again, then Bill Condon is the perfect guy for the job.
I have to admit though, I personally had mixed emotions about a live adaptation of such a beloved classic when I first heard it was going to happen. Still, I honestly would love to see how a live-action Beauty and the Beast would work onscreen. Part of me hopes they keep the 'musical' aspect of it, but at the same time I wouldn't mind a different take on the classic story.
As of right now there is no release date for the live-action Beauty and the Beast.
Sources: Screen Rant and Variety
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