LIVE ACTION BEAUTY AND THE BEAST CAST ANNOUNCEMENT

The rumours have finally been set straight when it was reported by The Hollywood Reporter last month that Emma Watson has officially been cast as Belle in the live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, which will be directed by Bill Condon, the mastermind behind Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2.

Emma Watson is joining Disney's live-action version of Beauty and the Beast as the lead character Belle, the studio said on Monday.

The film will be directed by Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 and Part 2) and is set to begin production in 2015. No release date has been announced.

However most recently another rumour has been floating around that Ryan Gosling is in the lead for the role of Beast, though no announcements have been made as of yet.

I’m hearing that Ryan Gosling is Disney’s top choice to star in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and has been offered the role. The part that Gosling is being courted for is the Beast himself. The film will be a live-action remake of the 1991 animated Disney classic. This version will also be a musical, likely keeping the original’s beloved musical numbers intact.