Disney’s animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted. (DISNEY)
Emma Watson previously played Hermione Granger in the monstrous “Harry Potter” saga of eight films. Dan Stevens is best known for his work on “Downton Abbey”. The supporting cast includes Josh Gad (“Frozen”, “The Book of Mormon”), Emma Thompson (“Sense and Sensibility”, “Saving Mr. Banks”), Kevin Kline (“A Fish Called Wanda”, “Sophie’s Choice”) and Luke Evans (“Dracula Untold”, “The Girl on the Train”). Ewan McGregor and Ian McKellen voice Lumiere and Cogsworth, respectively.
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic in 2006 at the age of 7. To date, Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases and, in total, has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9. And in 2011, Jackson was inducted into the Broadcast Film Critics Association as their youngest member. The BFCA’s annual Critics Choice Awards is one of the industry’s most recognized and prestigious awards shows. Jackson is also a member of SAG-AFTRA and votes annually for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Currently, Jackson can be heard every Friday morning on WGNA-FM and his reviews are also posted on his website, YouTube channel and Cultjer.com. He is also a contributor to AnimationScoop.com, run by animation historian Jerry Beck. And Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE”, along with “The LCJ Q&A Podcast”, on which he interviews celebrities and filmmakers.