First BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Teaser Poster Features the Enchanted Rose

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Emma Watson has released the first teaser poster for her highly anticipated live-action adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. As you can see, it features the iconic enchanted rose given to the Beast by an old beggar woman who he turned away. As the narrator explained in the original film:

“The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another, and earn their love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.”

The first trailer for the film was released about a month ago, and it seemed to spark excitement in fans for this movie. It seems like director Bill Condon has wonderfully captured the spirit of the classic animated film. Disney has had a great streak of live-action adaptations of animated films. Two of my favorites have been Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella and Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book. I'm excited to see how this Beauty and the Beast adaptation turns out!

Watson plays Belle in the film and joining her in the production are Luke Evans as Gaston, Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Dan Stevens as the Beast, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Stanley Tucci as Cadenza, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Kevin Kline as Maurice, Josh Gad as Le Fou, and more. 

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.

Beauty and the Beast is set to open on March 17th, 2017. 

Here's your first look at Beauty and the Beast, a live-action retelling of the Disney classic🌹Coming to theatres 3.17.17. #BeOurGuest Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs.