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Emma Watson cast as disney's Belle

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squarerootofpie said:
Noooooooo whaaaaaaat. I think a dark version more reminiscent of how horrific fairy tales used to be portrayed (like grimm and hans christian anderson) would have been amazing for Beauty and the Beast. Not like the whole alice in wonderland/ snow white thing that's been happening where it's trying to be dark, but is just laughable. I'm just imagining how a Beauty and the Beast in the style of pan's labyrinth could have turned out and it's making me want to curl up and cry.

Why are people so afraid of doing live action versions that are actually dark and well done?
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Because movies that stay true to the original, non-Disneyfied fairytales tend to be rated R and not PG-13. Plus, it's easier to sell tickets with "Emma Watson and Ron Perlman find romance in this realistic retelling of this favorite Disney film." than "Watch the horrific original version that inspired but looks nothing like Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Witness Lumière set fire to a town while Beast devours the men and rapes the women. Rated R for sexual violence, blood, gore, nudity, and foul language."
 
neorej said:
Because movies that stay true to the original, non-Disneyfied fairytales tend to be rated R and not PG-13. Plus, it's easier to sell tickets with "Emma Watson and Ron Perlman find romance in this realistic retelling of this favorite Disney film." than "Watch the horrific original version that inspired but looks nothing like Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Witness Lumière set fire to a town while Beast devours the men and rapes the women. Rated R for sexual violence, blood, gore, nudity, and foul language."
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That still sounds like it should sell more :3 But yeah I get it, people suck, boo.
 
jwk94 said:
So they're doing cinderella, beauty and the beast.... Who's next?
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Already done Sleeping Beauty (Maleficent) and Alice in Wonderland, Snow White has been done outside of Disney, and probably a couple of others that slip from mind. Disney will probably do The Little Mermaid live action at some point too.
 
For beast we need a time machine, we can go back to the 80's and get 80's Tim Curry - now there is a man that could pull of beast (just look at Legend for how good he could pull that sort of role off).
 
Triggerhappytel said:
Already done Sleeping Beauty (Maleficent) and Alice in Wonderland, Snow White has been done outside of Disney, and probably a couple of others that slip from mind. Disney will probably do The Little Mermaid live action at some point too.
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Jungle Book is currently in pre-production. And a new Tarzan was also underway IIRC. Mermaid should be a shoe-in. Pinocchio could be done in the near future, and I can see them doing a live action Aladin too.
 
Hmmm. I wonder how Warners must feel about this? Also, is there really an audience for this? A live action version of a beloved animated film just feels like 'doing a thing for the sake of doing it'.
 
Busty said:
Hmmm. I wonder how Warners must feel about this? Also, is there really an audience for this? A live action version of a beloved animated film just feels like 'doing a thing for the sake of doing it'.
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Maleficient made money. Disney likes money. Cinderella will likely make money too. Again.....Disney likes money.
 
GraveHorizon said:
How long until we get an urban retelling of Beauty and the Beast? A talented inner-city street rapper Jamal Prince gets cursed into a hideous form for losing a freestyle rap battle to a voodoo witch-doctor. Forced to choose between hiding his face like a punk or giving his opponents easy ammo against him, he drops the mic and walks away from the game completely. Several years later, as a janitor at the local hip-hop recording studio, he encounters a young woman named Belliqua attempting to break into the music scene. The two of them, despite his repulsive appearance, form an immediate bond over their shared interest in dope lyrics and spitting hot fire. He falls in love with her, but his love is challenged by the reigning freestyle champion Gerald "Gats" Don, who only desires Belliqua for having the finest booty in all of black history. The film comes to a climax after Gats Don starts a riot at the studio in an escalated attempt to throw shade on Jamal's reputation, and the janitor formerly known as the greatest freestyle rapper must regain the throne by taking the battle back to da streets. Who will win Belliqua's heart, and more importantly, dat ass?

Working title: Booty and da Beats.
Starring Channing Tatum.
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Fantastic, I would see day 1!
 
GraveHorizon said:
How long until we get an urban retelling of Beauty and the Beast? A talented inner-city street rapper Jamal Prince gets cursed into a hideous form for losing a freestyle rap battle to a voodoo witch-doctor. Forced to choose between hiding his face like a punk or giving his opponents easy ammo against him, he drops the mic and walks away from the game completely. Several years later, as a janitor at the local hip-hop recording studio, he encounters a young woman named Belliqua attempting to break into the music scene. The two of them, despite his repulsive appearance, form an immediate bond over their shared interest in dope lyrics and spitting hot fire. He falls in love with her, but his love is challenged by the reigning freestyle champion Gerald "Gats" Don, who only desires Belliqua for having the finest booty in all of black history. The film comes to a climax after Gats Don starts a riot at the studio in an escalated attempt to throw shade on Jamal's reputation, and the janitor formerly known as the greatest freestyle rapper must regain the throne by taking the battle back to da streets. Who will win Belliqua's heart, and more importantly, dat ass?

Working title: Booty and da Beats.
Starring Channing Tatum.
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http://youtu.be/AJzds6fRfjM
 
whatever77 said:
She is not a damsel...she is not very feminine either.

She would be a lot more fitting in a little mermaid role.
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What does that even mean? Is this real life? Emma Watson isn't feminine enough for you?

If Emma Watson looks like a dude, then I'm gay as a maypole.
 
Angry Grimace said:
If Emma Watson looks like a dude, then I'm gay as a maypole.
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Of course, by quoting the negative posts, I brought more attention to them. "Nice job breaking it, hero!".
Sorry for the derail. *edits previous post*
 
Gosling's meh but his characyer lives or dies by the cgi or makeup anyways

Thompson is gonna be a dope ms. Potts. Oh man I want hugh jackman or jon Hamm gaston so bad though. Literally anybody else will be disappointing
 
GraveHorizon said:
How long until we get an urban retelling of Beauty and the Beast? A talented inner-city street rapper Jamal Prince gets cursed into a hideous form for losing a freestyle rap battle to a voodoo witch-doctor. Forced to choose between hiding his face like a punk or giving his opponents easy ammo against him, he drops the mic and walks away from the game completely. Several years later, as a janitor at the local hip-hop recording studio, he encounters a young woman named Belliqua attempting to break into the music scene. The two of them, despite his repulsive appearance, form an immediate bond over their shared interest in dope lyrics and spitting hot fire. He falls in love with her, but his love is challenged by the reigning freestyle champion Gerald "Gats" Don, who only desires Belliqua for having the finest booty in all of black history. The film comes to a climax after Gats Don starts a riot at the studio in an escalated attempt to throw shade on Jamal's reputation, and the janitor formerly known as the greatest freestyle rapper must regain the throne by taking the battle back to da streets. Who will win Belliqua's heart, and more importantly, dat ass?

Working title: Booty and da Beats.
Starring Channing Tatum.
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Urbance
 
Akahige said:
Yeah Gosling ain't gonna do this thing.
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He might. Wouldn't be surprised if he does a few mainstream type movies to get back in the mix so he can afford to do indie stuff.


He also has a kid now so he must be focusing on taking care of his family too
 
Not saying she ugly but they'll be having trouble not finding better looking extras.
She's just too much of a plain jane
 
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