Disney Announces New "Beauty and the Beast" Live-Action Prequel Series The new version is coming out March 17, 2017, and people are . 'Beauty and the Beast' reveals live-action Cogsworth, Lumière Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience,. Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original . Beauty and the Beast Movie Review | Common Sense Media Read Time: 1 Minute, 49 Second. Take Quiz Beauty and the Beast | New images from the Live-Action Film Released ... In Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, a live-action adaptation of the studio's animated classic, Emma Watson stars as Belle and Kevin Kline is Maurice, Belle's father. Animated Beauty and the Beast vs. Live Action Beauty and the Beast Disney's new live-action Beauty and the Beast is one of the hotly anticipated films of the year. Luke Evans as Gaston and Emma Watson as Belle in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." (Laurie Sparham/Walt Disney Studios) Placeholder while article actions load. Unknown to many viewers around the world, this film is an adaptation of "la Belle et la Bete," a French fairy tale was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, a French novelist. The gift is a book, and that book is essentially a magical portal into any part of the world that he sets his mind's eye too.