With all the Disney live-action movies in the works [1], we're even more excited for the latest retelling — a live-action Beauty and the Beast. Disney perfectly cast Emma Watson [2] as Belle, along with Dan Stevens as the Beast and Luke Evans as Gaston. Ahead of the March 17 premiere, take a look at the full cast of characters and check out the beautiful pictures [3]!
Emma Watson as Belle
Watson stars as Belle [5], aka the Beauty.
Dan Stevens as The Beast
Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens plays the Beast [6].
Luke Evans as Gaston
Evans plays Gaston, Belle's rejected love interest.
Kevin Kline as Maurice
Kline portrays Belle's father, Maurice.
Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts
Thompson voices the motherly teapot, Mrs. Potts.
Ewan McGregor as Lumiere
McGregor voices Lumiere [7], the elegant candlestick who befriends Belle.
Josh Gad as LeFou
Gad plays LeFou [8], Gaston's sidekick.
Audra McDonald
Broadway star McDonald plays Garderobe [9], the singer-turned-wardrobe.
Ian McKellen as Cogsworth
McKellen is in the cast as Cogsworth [10], the clock who had once been the Beast's butler.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette
The Beyond the Lights star plays Plumette [11], the feather duster.
Stanley Tucci as Cadenza
New character Cadenza, the grand piano, is played by Tucci [12].
Adrian Schiller as Monsieur D'Arque
Schiller portrays the head of the local insane asylum [13] who commits Belle's father.
Henry Garrett as the King
The English actor plays the Beast's father [14] before his transformation.
Hattie Morahan as Agathe the Enchantress
Morahan stars as the witch that curses Prince Adam [15] for his cruel and selfish ways.