Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/06/05/bill-condon-to-direct-live-action-beauty-and-the-beast-for-disney/" target="_blank"><b>6/5/14: Bill Condon to Direct Live-Action Beauty and the Beast for Disney</b></a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I'll try to be hopeful but live action versions of Disney's animated classics hold little interest for me. It is like the story has already been told, and probably told far better than the live-action remake will do. Why bother?
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'd be more skeptical if it were a Maleficent-type re-imagining of the story. But I don't think it is. Besides, if the music is included, I"m sold. I'm guessing they are happy with Into the Woods so far.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz Gaston Se the story form the point of view of poor put upon Gaston and his kindly friend LeFew. Follow them when they try to help that horrific Belle woman and her idiot father fall into the clutches of the horny bBeast creature. The citizens of Belle's village turn upon Gaston and force a confrontation ... oh nevermind.
Originally Posted By basil fan I can't imagine how this can be anything but a step down. It's Tough to be a Bird <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/disney/tough.html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ugh.html</a>
Originally Posted By JeffG That seems like a bit of a leap for a movie that hasn't even started filming yet. Remember that this is a very old and often told story (the title song in the Disney film pretty much says that). The animated film was hardly the first or last version of it.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Watch the Disney movie and the great French live-action by Cocteau, and you'll see that there are at least two absolutely successful ways to tell this story. Here's hoping Condon comes up with a third. But even if it's awful... well, let's say that the live action Jungle Book, for instance, didn't harm my fondness for the animated version.
Originally Posted By basil fan I never thought they might return to the source material. That would be an entirely different thing than a remake. An assumption on my part for which I apologize. The Great Mouse Detective Collection <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/basil/collection.html">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/...ion.html</a>
Originally Posted By SarahKaaSnake Given that Beauty and the Beast remains the single most important animated feature in Disney history (remember it was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award), I'd say they have to make this live action movie as close the 1991 animation as possible. Otherwise a lot of people shall be pretty disappointed. Incorporating the famous soundtrack sounds a step in the right direction indeed. I was also extremely pleased to hear that Jon Favreau wants "I wanna be like you" for his Jungle Book picture. Proof if any be needed this won't be just another dreary Kipling version. Hopefully he may also be enticed to incorporate more music from the animated film as the process goes along.
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'm basically hoping for a movie version of the Broadway production. My biggest concern is how they will do the living objects. My hunch is that we'll see photorealistic clocks and candlesticks done in CG.
