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* AllStarCast: The film is headlined by Creator/EmmaWatson, star of one of the most [[Film/HarryPotter successful franchises]] in film history, and the supporting cast includes Creator/DanStevens, Creator/LukeEvans, Creator/EmmaThompson, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/KevinKline, Sir Creator/IanMcKellen, Music/AudraMcDonald, and Creator/StanleyTucci.

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* AllStarCast: The film is headlined by Creator/EmmaWatson, star of one of the most [[Film/HarryPotter successful franchises]] in film history, and the supporting cast includes Creator/DanStevens, Creator/LukeEvans, Creator/JoshGad, Creator/EmmaThompson, Creator/EwanMcGregor, Creator/KevinKline, Sir Creator/IanMcKellen, Music/AudraMcDonald, and Creator/StanleyTucci.



* CelebrityVoiceActor: Irasema Terrazas, Claudia Cota, Olivia Gorra and Silvia Navarro all voiced Mrs. Potts, Madame de Garderobe, Plumette and the Enchantress altogether in the Latin Spanish dub.

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* CelebrityVoiceActor: Irasema Terrazas, Claudia Cota, Olivia Gorra and Silvia Navarro all voiced Mrs. Potts, Madame de Garderobe, Plumette and the Enchantress altogether together in the Latin Spanish dub.
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* YouLookFamiliar: The Mexican Spanish dub surprisingly reunites some of the past cast members who were involved in [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the 1991 film]]. While the cast members from this remake also participate, having previously appeared in a theatrical adaptation.
** Moisés Palacios, who voiced Cogsworth, now voices Maurice, Belle's father.
** Creator/FranciscoColmenero, who voiced the Narrator, Chef Bouche, the Baker and the bookseller, now voices Cogsworth.
** Creator/ArturoMercado, who voiced the Beast and Lumiere (albeit only in the "Human Again" sequence), did some of the additional voices.
** Sergio Zaldívar, who portrayed Gaston in the play, returns to voice Lumiere.
** Jair Campos and Claudia Cota, who were backing vocalists in the play, now voice the Beast and Madame de Garderobe respectively.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: For the Latin Spanish dub, Creator/AlejandroOrozco voiced the Beast in the trailers, as well as his actor Creator/DanStevens for the interviews, but the part was given to Jair Campos instead. Orozco did, however, provide his voice for the tavern keeper.

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* CastTheRunnerUp: For the Latin Spanish dub, Creator/AlejandroOrozco voiced the Beast in the trailers, as well as his actor Creator/DanStevens for the interviews, but the part was given to Jair Campos instead. Orozco did, however, provide his voice for Alejandro voiced the owner of the tavern keeper. instead.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: For the Latin Spanish dub, Creator/AlejandroOrozco voiced the Beast in the trailers, as well as his actor Creator/DanStevens for the interviews, but the part was given to Jair Campos instead. Orozco did, however, provide his voice for the tavern keeper.
* CelebrityVoiceActor: Irasema Terrazas, Claudia Cota, Olivia Gorra and Silvia Navarro all voiced Mrs. Potts, Madame de Garderobe, Plumette and the Enchantress altogether in the Latin Spanish dub.

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** Creator/EmmaWatson and screenwriter Stephen Chbosky had previously collaborated on the film adaptation of his book, ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' (though he doesn't direct her this time around). ** Creator/EmmaThompson (Mrs Potts) and Gerard Horan (Mr Potts) were frequent theatre collaborators, as well as appearing in Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing1993 together.

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** Creator/EmmaWatson and screenwriter Stephen Chbosky had previously collaborated on the film adaptation of his book, ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' (though he doesn't direct her this time around). around).
** Creator/EmmaThompson (Mrs Potts) and Gerard Horan (Mr Potts) were frequent theatre collaborators, as well as appearing in Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing1993 together.

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* ProductionPosse: Dan Stevens (Beast) and Creator/StanleyTucci (Cadenza) had already co-starred in Bill Condon's ''Film/TheFifthEstate'', while Creator/IanMcKellen (Cogsworth) was the lead in ''two'' of Condon's previous films, ''Gods and Monsters'' and ''Mr. Holmes''. Creator/EmmaWatson and screenwriter Steven Chbosky had collaborated on ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. Creator/EmmaThompson (Mrs Potts) and Gerard Horan (Mr Potts) were frequent theatre collaborators, as well as appearing in Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing1993 together.

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Dan Stevens (Beast) and Creator/StanleyTucci (Cadenza) had already co-starred in director Bill Condon's ''Film/TheFifthEstate'', while Creator/IanMcKellen (Cogsworth) was the lead in ''two'' of Condon's previous films, ''Gods and Monsters'' and ''Mr. Holmes''. Holmes''.
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Creator/EmmaWatson and screenwriter Steven Stephen Chbosky had previously collaborated on ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. the film adaptation of his book, ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' (though he doesn't direct her this time around). ** Creator/EmmaThompson (Mrs Potts) and Gerard Horan (Mr Potts) were frequent theatre collaborators, as well as appearing in Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing1993 together.
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* IKnewIt:
** Several people correctly guessed [[spoiler:that Agathe ''is'' the Enchantress the moment she rescued Maurice and brought him to her campsite to heal up]][[note]]The owls gave it away[[/note]].
** Everyone who ever speculated that [[spoiler: the Beast's real name is Adam]] after both Dan Stevens and Paige O'Hara ''finally'' confirmed it.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Straight actor Josh Gad plays [=LeFou=], who is gay and pining after the very heterosexual Gaston, played by openly gay actor Luke Evans.

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* IronyAsSheIsCast: IronyAsHeIsCast: Straight actor Josh Gad plays [=LeFou=], who is gay and pining after the very heterosexual Gaston, played by openly gay actor Luke Evans.
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* ActorAllusion: After the curse is broken, Mrs Potts is reunited with her husband and he calls her Beatrice. Creator/EmmaThompson and Gerard Horan appeared as Beatrice and Borachio in ''[[Film/MuchAdoAboutNothing1993 Much Ado About Nothing]]''.
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** In Russia, it ''almost'' happened due to the film containing a homosexual character, but ''Beauty and the Beast'' was [[https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/98841594/ released there anyway]], [[SameContentDifferentRating albeit with a 16+ rating]]. Despite the fact that any homosexuality consists almost entirely of subtext and gags and the only reason [=LeFou=] can be identified as gay is because Disney says so.

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** In Russia, it ''almost'' happened due to the film containing a homosexual character, but ''Beauty and the Beast'' was [[https://www.google.com/amp/amp.usatoday.com/story/98841594/ com/story/life/movies/2017/03/07/russia-gives-new-beauty-and-the-beast-film-a-16-rating/98841594/ released there anyway]], [[SameContentDifferentRating albeit with a 16+ rating]]. Despite the fact that any homosexuality consists almost entirely of subtext and gags and the only reason [=LeFou=] can be identified as gay is because Disney says so.
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* OrphanedReference: As noted under AdaptationalVillainy, the villagers are much more hostile to Belle than in the original animated version. Despite this, the song "Belle" still contains lyrics ("that girl is strange but special") that were not changed to reflect this.

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* PromotedFanboy: Creator/EmmaWatson had been a fan of the original since childhood, and described taking the role as "6-year-old self is on the ceiling - heart bursting" on Twitter. She had also been due to star in another Beauty & the Beast film by Guillermo del Toro, but it fell through.

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** Back in 2012, Creator/EmmaWatson was originally signed up to star in a ''Beauty and the Beast'' adaptation for Creator/WarnerBros, directed by Creator/GuillermoDelToro and with a screenplay by Andrew Davies of ''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995'' fame. It was first planned as an adaptation of Creator/RobinMcKinley's ''Literature/BeautyARetellingOfBeautyAndTheBeast'', and then as an original adaptation of the fairy tale. But ultimately the film was cancelled and Watson transferred to Disney's remake.



** Creator/IdrisElba auditioned for the part of Gaston before Creator/LukeEvans was cast. When asked about his audition, Elba responded with this.
---> '''Elba:''' Do you know, I auditioned for Beauty and the Beast? For the movie, yeah! I called, I said, "I want in!" They said, "Uh, you know, uh, well, okay." So, somewhere they have a tape of me singing.

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** Creator/IdrisElba auditioned for the part of Gaston before Creator/LukeEvans was cast. When asked about his audition, Elba responded with this.
---> '''Elba:''' Do you know, I auditioned for Beauty
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** Back in 2012, Creator/EmmaWatson was originally signed up to star in a ''Beauty
and the Beast? For Beast'' adaptation for Creator/WarnerBros, directed by Creator/GuillermoDelToro and with a screenplay by Andrew Davies of ''Series/PrideAndPrejudice1995'' fame. It was first planned as an adaptation of Creator/RobinMcKinley's ''Literature/BeautyARetellingOfBeautyAndTheBeast'', and then as an original adaptation of the movie, yeah! I called, I said, "I want in!" They said, "Uh, you know, uh, well, okay." So, somewhere they have a tape of me singing.fairy tale. But ultimately the film was cancelled and Watson transferred to Disney's remake.

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