Disney is all about the villain

Disney is developing a live action spin-off of Beauty and the Beast which will have as its protagonist Gaston. The details of the film’s plot, still in its infancy, have not yet been disclosed. However, we know that Dave Callaham wrote the latest draft of the film after the work previously done by Kate Herron and Briony Redman, while Michelle Rejwan will be the producer.

Gaston, the new film based on Beauty and the Beast arrives: a great success story

Adapted from a French fairy tale, the original Beauty and the Beast it was a real success when it was released in theaters in 1991, becoming the Disney animated film with the highest grossing of the time. The story centers on Belle, a young woman who agrees to live with an arrogant prince, transformed into a monster, who has little time to win true love and break his spell. The film then won two Oscars out of six nominations and, to date, holds the distinction of being the first animated film to be nominated for best film. On that occasion it was Richard White who dubbed Gaston.

In 2017, Beauty and the Beast has arrived at the cinema with a new film by Bill Condon, this time in a live-action version, with Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as the Beast and Luke Evans as Gaston. This too was a success for Disneyas the film surpassed $1.26 billion at the global box office.

Recently, Disney has kept on giving priority to live-action remakes of his animated classics. Thus, after a stop dictated by the flop obtained by the live-action Snow White, Rapunzel – The Twist of the Tower is back in development. Let’s also remember that Disney achieved enormous success with the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitchas well as the Barry Jenkins prequel, Mufasa: The Lion Kingreceived a great response when it debuted late last year.

Where to catch up on Beauty and the Beast and other Disney cartoons in streaming

This whole premise is useful to understand the reason for the work in progress on the live-action Gaston. And it helps us even more to think that Disney has actually had success over the years with live-action spinoffs centered on the villains of its animated films. Among these, Maleficent of 2014 with Angelina Jolie, which highlights the antagonist of Sleeping Beautye Cruelty 2021, which stars Emma Stone as the series’ villainous Cruella De Vil 101 Dalmatians.

While waiting for new updates on the live-action dedicated to Gaston – of which we currently do not know the cast, plot or release date – we remind you that the cartoon and the live-actions that we mentioned in the article are available in streaming on the Disney+ platform.

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