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Harry Potter star Emma Watson is joining Disney’s live-action version of Beauty and the Beast as the lead character Belle. The film will be directed by Bill Condon (of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2 fame) and is set to begin production in 2015.
No release date has been announced, said the Hollywood Reporter.
Emma wrote on her Facebook page:
“I’m finally able to tell you … that I will be playing Belle in Disney’s new live-action ‘Beauty and the Beast’! It was such a big part of my growing up, it almost feels surreal that I’ll get to dance to ‘Be Our Guest’ and sing ‘Something There’. My six-year-old self is on the ceiling — heart bursting. Time to start some singing lessons. I can’t wait for you to see it. Emma xx.”
David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films are producing Beauty and the Beast.
