Fresh on the heels of the large opening weekend for
Sam Raimi's fantasy flick
Oz the Great and Powerful,
Disney is now tackling a live-action re-imagining of
Beauty and the Beast.
The studio giant is ready to put a new spin on another classic story. Therefore, Trance screenwriter
Joe Ahearne has been tapped to pen the script for the project to be titled
The Beast.
A classic fairy tale from 18th century France has been told time and again on screens both big and small, and recently, 2011s
Beastly offered a modern take on the story, as well as the CW's recently launched ‘Beauty and the Beast' TV series.
Not to mention
Warner Bros. has long been developing a new take with
Guillermo del Toro directing and
Emma Watson in mind to star, which means yet another race between two fairy tale-themed films.
We'll have to see what direction Disney's new version takes, but many would agree that it could be a ‘darker' take given Ahearne's recent credits.
However, Disney is probably going to play it safe and won't go anything beyond a PG-13 rating.
No production schedule has been released, but
The Beast comes to theaters in 2015.
Who would you like to see direct it?
Fresh on the heels of the large opening weekend for Sam Raimi's fantasy flick Oz the Great and Powerful, Disney is now tackling a live-action re-imagining of Beauty and the Beast.
The studio giant is ready to put a new spin on another classic story. Therefore, Trance screenwriter Joe Ahearne has been tapped to pen the script for the project to be titled The Beast.
A classic fairy tale from 18th century France has been told time and again on screens both big and small, and recently, 2011s Beastly offered a modern take on the story, as well as the CW's recently launched ‘Beauty and the Beast' TV series.
Not to mention Warner Bros. has long been developing a new take with Guillermo del Toro directing and Emma Watson in mind to star, which means yet another race between two fairy tale-themed films.
We'll have to see what direction Disney's new version takes, but many would agree that it could be a ‘darker' take given Ahearne's recent credits.
However, Disney is probably going to play it safe and won't go anything beyond a PG-13 rating.
No production schedule has been released, but The Beast comes to theaters in 2015.
Who would you like to see direct it?
