Emma Watson as Belle

[Brer Panther]

Can't really comment on the casting of Ian McKellen as Cogsworth...

I liked him in Flushed Away, for the record...

 

[Disneyhead'71]

What part is Benedict Cumberbatch playing?

 

[RandomPrincess]

What part is Benedict Cumberbatch playing?

Not sure if this is a joke because he is in everything these days, but he is not in the cast. At least not yet.

 

[Brer Panther]

I stand by my idea to cast Jeff Bennett as Lumiere.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

What part is Benedict Cumberbatch playing?

The Bimbettes.

All three of them.

 

[Brer Panther]

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/beauty-and-the-beast-gugu-mbatha-raw-plumette-1201470581/

Gugu Mbatha-Raw of Beyond the Lights fame is gonna be the Featherduster. Well, one of them, anyway...

 

[RandomPrincess]

Josh Gad posted this picture -

Known cast missing from the picture are - Emma Thompson has signed up to play Mrs Potts, while Ian McKellen will bring Cogsworth to life. Other stars who have signed up to the film include Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, while Audra McDonald has been cast as Garderobe.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Ian McKellen (Cogsworth) shares his thoughts on the first table read


Ian McKellen Verified account ‏@IanMcKellen
"Beauty and the Beast" starts!

 

[RandomPrincess]

Lumiere is cast -

 

[RandomPrincess]

More casting - Stanley Tucci is the latest actor to sign on to Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast. Tucci will be portraying Cadenza the grand piano, a new addition to the story who is described as “a neurotic maestro.”

 

[Brer Panther]

Okay, idea... In the original, David Ogden Stiers did the opening narration as well as voicing Cogsworth. Maybe Ian McKellen could do the opening narration (I assume they'll have it) in this, since he's playing Cogsworth?

 

[RandomPrincess]

Luke Evans (playing Gaston in the film) , Hugh Jackman (played Gaston on Broadway) have a sing off to prove who's the superior Gaston.

 

[Sped2424]

Luke Evans (playing Gaston in the film) , Hugh Jackman (played Gaston on Broadway have a sing off to prove who's the superior Gaston.

WE NEED A TEASER TRAILER Also luke can SING. I was worried before this.

 

[RandomPrincess]

WE NEED A TEASER TRAILER

Or anything!