Guess it didn't work out with Ryan Gosling.
Not four hours ago, Luke Evans was announced to play Gaston in Bill Condon’s upcoming BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and now, we have confirmation on who will play the latter half of that star-crossed romantic duo.
DOWNTON ABBEY/THE GUEST’s Dan Stevens will be the one falling for Emma Stone’s Belle, presumably under some makeup to ugly up that pretty mug.
If you saw THE GUEST, you know that Stevens lead performance was a huge asset (heh) to the movie, and that he’s capable of going super-charming or super-dark, sometimes simultaneously. Stevens has also made impressions in vastly different supporting roles in WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES and NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3, as well as holding down a lead role on ABBEY for its first three seasons. He also did a killer guest spot as a cross-dressing writer with marital problems on the excellent web series HIGH MAINTENANCE (which you can watch below). The dude is one of the rare up-and-comers who not only consistently dazzles, but also keeps expanding his range, and I can’t wait to see what he can do behind some practical/CGI Beast VFX.
After MALEFICENT, I’d sort of written off these Disney live-action remakes, but with Watson and Stevens heading this one up, as well as Condon in the director’s chair, I have to admit I’m very much onboard with this one.
What you guys think: with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in the title roles, is there a chance that this will honor, and not discredit, the magnificent original film?
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