Overview
- Deadline reports that Dave Callaham is writing the script and Michelle Rejwan is producing the early-stage project.
- No director is attached and casting has not been set, with sources indicating a new actor would play Gaston.
- People familiar with the project say the film aims for "swashbuckling" tones and an original approach distinct from the 2017 movie.
- Kate Herron and Briony Redman penned a previous draft, and a planned Luke Evans–Josh Gad Disney+ prequel was ultimately scrapped.
- Rejwan’s Star Wars credits and Callaham’s tentpole work signal experienced backing for a potential expansion of the Beauty and the Beast IP.