The new year is just around the corner and even though Disney had a tremendous, record-setting year at the box office in 2016, they are already looking ahead to 2017. One of the first major movies they have coming out is thelive-action adaptationofBeauty and the Beast, which is due out in March. That being the case, the marketing campaign is about to rev up and so, a new, extended TV spot for the movie has been released.
Disney dropped the TV spot as a bit of a Christmas gift for fans and it made its way onto YouTube shortly after. The studio has already released a couple of trailers for the movie, so this TV spot didn’t have much to offer in the way of new footage. There were a couple of new shots, though, which featureLumieredancing and Beast squaring off with Gaston. However, if for some reason this was the first bit of footage you were seeing fromBeauty and the Beast, it does a very good job of condensing what we have already seen into a nice, neat, short little package.
To say that people are excited to see this movie seems like a bit of understatement at this point. Both the teaser trailer and the first full-length trailer forBeauty and the Beastare among themost watched trailersin a 24-hour period ever.Beauty and the Beastactually was the most watched until the recent first trailer forThe Fate of the Furious. Still, given the trailer view and the love many have for the original animated version, plus Disney’s recent string of hit after hit (especially with their live-actionremakes of animated classics), it seems more than likely this movie will crush at the box office next year.
Disney has assembled a very impressive cast forBeauty and the Beast, which includesHarry PotteralumEmma Watsonas Belle andDan Stevensas the Beast. They are joined byLuke Evansas Gaston, Oscar winnerKevin Klineas Maurice,Josh Gadas Lefou,Ewan McGregoras Lumiere,Stanley Tuccias Maestro Cadenza,Gugu Mbatha-Rawas Plumette, six-time Tony Award winnerAudra McDonaldas Madame Garderobe, Oscar nomineeIan McKellenas Cogsworth, and two-time Academy Award winnerEmma Thompsonas Mrs. Potts. It is impossible to know at this point if the movie is going to be great, but the talent is certainly there.
Oscar winnerBill Condonis directing the movie with eight-time Oscar-winning composerAlan Menkendoing the score. He won two of those Academy Awards for his work on the 1991 animated movie.Beauty and the Beastwill also feature new recordings of the original songs written byMenkenandHoward Ashman, as well as several new songs written byMenkenand three-time Oscar winnerTim Rice. Disney’sBeauty and the Beastis set for release on July 21, 2025. Be sure to check out the new TV spot for yourself below.
