Disney to Remake Beauty and the Beast As Live-Action Film

And the string of blockbusters centered on revisionist fairy tale-based continues.   read more

Beauty and the Beast 3D

Like The Lion King before it, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast gets a big-screen re-release to exploit its 3D conversion for Blu-ray. The first animated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, Beauty and the Beast, along with The Little Mermaid in 1989 and The Lion King in 1994, composed the last push of classic hand-drawn cartoons before Toy Story tipped the form definitively toward computer animation. The Lion King proved there’s still an audience for generation-old animation, grossing nearly $100 million in 3D since reopening in the fall. And like Simba and his friends, Beauty and the...  read more

Disney to Give More of Its Classics a 3D Makeover

In the wake of The Lion King's massive success as a 3D re-release (it's been the highest-grossing box office film for the past two weeks), Disney has quickly wised up and realized the high monetary potential for its new strategy. Naturally, the company is dipping into its sizable back catalog of films and prepping a select few for the 3D treatment, beginning in 2012.  read more

Emma Watson Cast in Beauty and the Beast Remake

Though her turn as Hermione in the Harry Potter films has finally ended, Emma Watson has signed on to a new project with one of Hollywood’s biggest directors....  read more