After Nearly Six Decades, Women Rule the Box Office Again
The names Elizabeth Taylor, Rosalind Russell and Mitzi Gaynor call to mind legendary performances, but an era of Hollywood decades in the past. Fifty-nine years to be exact. These leading ladies were the last women to star in the highest grossing domestic films of the year, until now. The top three films of 2017 all had female headliners, and they were damn good movies too.
Emma Watson kicked off the female dominated box office with her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast raking in $504 million among American audiences.
Chatting With Beauty and the Beast Director Bill Condon
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which opens this week, is a many-splendored thing. The studio’s latest supersized live-action 3-D rendering of an animated classic is a digitally gilded feast for the eyes. It’s also a family blockbuster that provides Emma Watson with her best acting showcase since the Harry Potter franchise. And this brand-name fairy tale about a romance that blossoms between spirited bibliophile Belle and a rage-filled prince turned into a hulking creature by a curse is poised to become a box-office record breaker if pre-sales and trailer views are any indication.
Watch the Beauty and the Beast Music Video
We’ve already shared the iconic theme song from Bill Condon’s live-action Beauty and the Beast that features the voices of Ariana Grande and John Legend. Now have a look at the singers in action in this new music video that features Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as Belle and the Beast, with special appearances by a few of your favorite enchanted castle residents.
Grande and Legend are taking a page out of Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion's book,
Belle Meets Lumiere and Cogsworth in New Beauty and the Beast Clip
The new web series The Oh My Disney Show included a nice little gift for you Beauty and the Beast fans—a clip from the new film showing Emma Watson’s Belle meeting Ewan McGregor’s Lumière and Ian McKellen’s Cogsworth.
In director Bill Condon’s lushly realized live-action retelling of the studio’s 1991 classic, Lumière and Cogsworth (as well as the rest of the gang, especially Dan Stevens Beast) come alive in ways we’ve never seen before.
Watch the Beauty and the Beast Premiere Live
Well folks, we’re just about there. Tonight is the world premiere of Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast, directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens. The studio has partnered with Verizon to bring the premiere to fans all across the world, live. You can watch the event as the filmmakers and stars arrive at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, which begins at 2:45 EST.
Lefou Sings Gaston’s Praises in new Beauty and the Beast Clip
"My, what a guy, that Gaston!" sings poor Lefou (Josh Gad), a sidekick who goes through life singing the praises of a man who surely wouldn’t do the same for him. Gaston (Luke Evans) is Beauty and the Beast’s resident airhead hunk, a devilishly handsome man who wants to win Belle’s (Emma Watson) affections, but who clearly has half the heart of the ghastly Beast (Dan Stevens).
We are quickly approaching the March 17 premiere date for Bill Condon’s live-action take on Disney’s classic story (based on the 1991 animated film),
Watch the Beauty and the Beast Oscar Spot
Hey, did you catch the Oscars last night?
If so, you will be forgiven for perhaps overlooking this great new spot for Beauty and the Beast that dropped during one of the show's commerical breaks. The live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic is coming in just a few weeks (March 17 to be exact), with Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in your title roles. The film is not only a lush,
Watch Emma Watson as Belle in new Beauty and the Beast Clip
The press tour has begun for director Bill Condon’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, with the principals gathering in Paris to tout the most anticipated film of the year thus far. Their tour will be accompanied by some fresh looks at the film, including this new look at Emma Watson, who plays your beauty, Belle, in a brand new clip.
The luscious look of the film is courtesy of not only Condon,
Listen to Josh Groban’s Sing Beauty and the Beast‘s “Evermore”
Disney can lay claim to having two of the most hotly anticipated films of the year—Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Bill Condon’s live-action Beauty and the Beast. With Condon’s film hitting theaters in a little over a month, Disney has been delivering a ton of promotional material that highlights why people are going so nuts for this live-action remake of one of their most classic films.
Watch Luke Evans & Josh Gad in Beauty and the Beast Clip
Disney’s 1991 animated classic Beauty and the Beast is one of the most beloved musicals ever committed to the big screen. The musical numbers the film boasts have created factions within the fans of the film on which is best. Is it “Something There” or “Belle”? Do you prefer the classic, romantic “Beauty and the Beast” or, like us, do you have a burning love for the classic number “Gaston”?
In the live action reboot of
Listen to John Legend & Ariana Grande’s Beauty and the Beast Theme Song
John Legend and Ariana Grande have joined forces to update one of the Beauty and the Beast theme song, an iconic musical number. Legend and Grande, two major stars, have their work cut out for them—they are trying to live up to Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson version of the theme from back in 1991.
So how did Legend and Grande do? As you'd expect, the two are spectacular together.
Legend is no stranger to sharing his musical gifts on film—you can hear his work in
Behold the Final, Stunning Beauty and the Beast Trailer
Perhaps with the exception of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the most eagerly anticipated film of 2017 is the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The source material helps—this is arguably the most iconic story in Disney's rich canon—but it's also the talent behind the film (and the gorgeous glimpses we've gotten of their work thus far) that has generated the huge amount of excitement. Director Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
New Beauty and the Beast Promo Drops During Golden Globes
Perhaps you're one of the millions of people who are thrilled about director Bill Condon's live-action Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as your beauty, Belle, and Dan Stevens as your beast. In fact, this past November, Disney’s trailer for the film set a new record with 127.6 million views in its first 24 hours, making it clear that fans of this classic story are eager to see what Condon and his stars can bring to the tale in a lushly realized,
Check Out These new Beauty and the Beast Photos
By now you've seen the trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast from director Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn parts 1and 2),, showing a meticulously gorgeous take on one of the most classic tales ever told. Stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens are your beauty and beast respectively, with an extraordinary ensemble cast surrounding them,
Check out the Trailer for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
A classic gets a gorgeously rendered update. A new trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the studio’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast has dropped, showing a meticulously beautiful take on one of the most classic tales ever told. Directed by Bill Condon (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn parts 1 and 2), Beauty and the Beast stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, with an extraordinary ensemble cast surrounding them,
Watch a Sneak Peek Emma Watson & Dan Stevens in Live-Action Beauty and the Beast
Here's a fun little sneak peek of Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, which will be coming out in 2017. You'll see stars Emma Watson, who is your Beauty, Belle, and Dan Stevens, who is your Beast, at a table read, you'll hear from director Bill Condon, and you'll see some of the stunning visuals from the upcoming film, mixed with the classic images from the animated Beauty and the Beast
This New Beauty and the Beast Teaser Tops Star Wars: Force Awakens in 1st Day
Yup, you read that headline right. This new teaser for Disney's Beauty and the Beast broke the record for most views in its first 24 hours with an astonshing 91.8 million. This topped Disney's very own Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which garnered 88 million views with it's second teaser trailer, Captain America: Civil War, which received 61 million views, and Avengers: Age of Ultron,
