These live-action 'Beauty and the Beast' stills are as magnificent as we all hoped

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There are many reasons to want 2016 over with, but what of the promise of 2017? The next year looks spectacular for pop culture, especially with the March release of Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast.

Entertainment Weekly debuted the first stills from the upcoming adaptation starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens.

The cover and stills show Watson in classic Belle scenes, including in her iconic yellow dress with the beast as well as in a blue and white number speaking to a bookseller. Stevens is unrecognizable in elaborate Beast makeup (though the period clothing is certainly reminiscent of his Downton Abbey days).


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EW's full gallery also includes images of Belle's father Maurice (Kevin Kline), Le Fou (Josh Gad) and Gaston (Luke Evans), and the household items that will become Belle's best friends (voiced by Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor and Gugu Mbatha-Raw).

Beauty and the Beast will release on March 17.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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