Beauty And The Beast: Now A Prequel Is On The Cards

Beauty And The Beast: Now A Prequel Is On The Cards

Beauty and the Beast with Emma Watson is one of the most successful Disney remakes in recent years. A prequel series for Disney + is now in the worksDisney + will also be launched in Germany in a few days. The streaming service from Disney comes up with a remarkable offer, which is not only composed of classic Disney films but also of Marvel and Star Wars stories. As The Hollywood Reporter has now found out, a prequel series on Beauty and the Beast is soon to be expected.

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The live-action remake with Harry Potter star Emma Watson in the leading role was based on the cartoon of the same name from 1991 and became one of the most successful Disney films ever. The new film, staged by Bill Condon, was able to gross over $ 1.2 billion at the box office. It was only a matter of time before Disney would follow up on this success.

Beauty And The Beast: Now A Prequel Is On The Cards

Beauty and the Beast with Prequel for Gaston and LeFou
Thanks to Disney +, we will soon be able to return to the world of Beauty and the Beast. According to the Hollywood reporter, however, the prequel series is not about Belle (Emma Watson) and the beast ( Dan Stevens ), but two other characters from the movie. In a total of six episodes, their Origin Story will be told.

The Prequel series for Beauty and the Beast was created by Josh Gad, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, who already had initial contact with the source material in the course of the fairy tale series Once Upon a Time. Together, the three will also act as showrunners. Gad, Evans, Horowitz and Kitsis are also involved in the Disney + series as producers.