When it hit theaters in 1991, Walt Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' captured audiences, critics and, later, a best picture Oscar nomination — a first for any animated movie.
Walt Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” captured audiences, critics and, later, a best picture Oscar nomination — a first for any animated movie. A TV special celebrating the 30th anniversary of that nomination hopes to bring something new to a tale as old as time.
“That’s when I realized, ‘Oh, this is made by human beings, like, people thought of this idea and then just drew it on a piece of paper and then made it come to life,’” he said. “So that’s what we really want to do in this special is pay tribute, of course, to the 30th anniversary, but really to creativity.”Long impressed with the R&B star’s singing and ability to play musical instruments, Chu wasn’t sure if H.E.R. would agree to be Belle, though.
who is Filipino, will play the part. He hopes productions will embrace casting minorities in classic roles.“I want us to be normalized. Especially in stories that the you won’t expect people like us,” Briones said. “I love representing. It’s it’s an honor, it’s a responsibility, but it’s something I’m prepared to do because I want to put forward our stories.”
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