Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast prequel series will not be moving forward at this time. The decision comes as the lead cast of the eight-episode series had been assembled ahead of the planned …
prequel series will not be moving forward at this time. The decision comes as the lead cast of the eight-episode series had been assembled ahead of the planned summer 2022 shoot in the U.K.
According to sources, the call not to proceed with the show was made for creative reasons, with the scripts not coming together in the direction expected for for the offshoot and the creation of original music was running behind. With a number of creative elements up in the air, the shoot, whose start already had been pushed from early spring to summer, a decision was made to put the project on hold.
Pushing filming further into the fall was not an option because of talent availability and weather concerns, sources said. .Luke Evans and Josh Gad headline the prequel, reprising their roles as Gaston and LeFou. Briana Middleton, Fra Fee and Jelani Alladin also star.creators Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with the trio serving as executive producers/co-showrunners.
Set in the iconic kingdom of Beauty and the Beast years before the Beast and Belle’s epic romance, the series will follow Gaston and LeFou as they set off with LeFou’s step-sister, Tilly , after a surprising revelation from her past comes to light, sending the unlikely trio off on an unexpected journey filled with romance, comedy, and adventure.
Tony Award-nominated director Liesl Tommy was to direct the first episode. EGOT Award-winning composer Alan Menken, who scored both the 1991 and 2017movies, had been tapped to write the soundtrack of the series, with lyrics for the first episode by Oscar-nominee Glenn Slater . Tommy, Menken and Evans are also executive producing.
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