Well with Disney’s Maleficent (read our reviews here, here and here) having made itself over $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, the studio has been quick to get the ball rolling on another classic fairy tale adaptation.
Bill Condon has been announced to direct the Beauty and the Beast adaptation with Evan Spiliotopoulos down to be writing the script.
Condon is probably best known for his feature adaptation of musical Dreamgirls and the final two movies of the Twilight saga. Could he take this one down the musical route?
The studio’s 1991 animated feature version of Beauty and the Beast grossed more than $375 million worldwide, spawned a Broadway play and was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture, being beaten by Silence of the Lambs.
The House of Mouse also has live action versions of Cinderella and The Jungle Book, helmed by Kenneth Branagh and John Favreau respectively, in development with Cinderella set for release next March.
What do you think of this new adaptation by Disney? And what other adaptations would you like to see from their catalogue? Let us know in the comments below…
Originally published June 5, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
