Overview
- The project is in early development with no director attached and no plot details disclosed, according to multiple trade reports.
- A new actor will play Gaston, and the film is not connected to Luke Evans’ portrayal in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast.
- Sources describe the planned tone as “swashbuckling,” and report the studio is enthusiastic about the concept.
- Kate Herron and Briony Redman wrote an earlier draft before Callaham took over scripting duties.
- The move follows a previously planned Disney+ Gaston-and-LeFou spinoff with Luke Evans and Josh Gad that was halted in 2022.