Beau and the Beast

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Luke Evans as Gaston, a narcissistic and arrogant hunter and veteran of the French Royal Army who seeks to have Belle as his trophy wife. Evans was announced to have been cast on March 4, 2015. [20] Idris Elba also auditioned for the role. [21] Bacchilega, Cristina (1997). Postmodern Fairy Tales: Gender and Narrative Strategies. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p.169. ISBN 9780812200638 . Retrieved 10 July 2021.

Several years later in the nearby village of Villeneuve, Belle, the bookworm daughter of widowed artist Maurice, dreams of adventure while constantly rejecting advances from Gaston, an arrogant hunter and war veteran. One day, Maurice becomes lost in the forest and seeks refuge in the Beast's castle. The Beast imprisons him after he steals a rose from the garden for Belle. Belle offers to take her father's place as prisoner; the Beast agrees.

Ting, Nai-tung; Ting, Lee-hsia Hsu (1975). Chinese Folk Narratives: A Bibliographical Guide. San Francisco: Chinese Materials Center. p.18 – via Internet Archive.

Don Groves (March 17, 2017). "Rajkummar Rao Faces A Lone Battle For Survival In 'Trapped' ". Forbes. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017 . Retrieved March 17, 2017. The Associated Press (December 31, 2017). " 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' passes 'Beauty and the Beast' as top 2017 earner". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017 . Retrieved January 1, 2018. Lee, Ashley (March 14, 2017). " 'Beauty and the Beast' Composer Alan Menken on Rediscovering Lost Lyrics and Why He's "Shutting Up" About That Gay Character". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017 . Retrieved March 15, 2017. In Carl and Theodor Colshorn's second version, The Cursed Frog ( Der verwunschene Frosch), the heroine is a merchant's daughter. The enchanted prince is a frog, and the daughter asks for a three-colored rose. [46] [47] Variants of the tale are known across Europe. [7] In France, for example, Zémire and Azor is an operatic version of the story, written by Marmontel and composed by Grétry in 1771, which had enormous success into the 19th century. [8] Zémire and Azor is based on the second version of the tale. Amour pour amour ( Love for Love) by Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée is a 1742 play based on de Villeneuve's version. According to researchers at universities in Durham and Lisbon, the story originated about 4,000 years ago. [9] [10] [11] Plot [ edit ] Villeneuve's version [ edit ] Illustration for Beauty and the Beast drawn by Walter Crane.

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The world premiere of Beauty and the Beast took place as a Spencer House Royal World Charity Event in London on February 23, 2017. [82] The US premiere was held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on March 2, 2017. The stream was broadcast on YouTube. [ citation needed] a b "Beauty and the Beast Release Date – 2017". Releasedateportal.com. June 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017 . Retrieved March 2, 2017. Beauty and the Beast' continues box-office reign". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 28, 2017. Archived from the original on March 28, 2017 . Retrieved March 28, 2017.