Buzz
is
that
Dan
Stevens
is
all
set
to
play
the
Beast
in
'Beauty
&
the
Beast'.
Dan
Stevens
is
in
negotiations
to
play
the
The
Beast/Prince
in
Beauty
and
the
Beast,
THR
reports.
The
32-year-old
'The
Guest'
actor
will
play
opposite
Emma
Watson
who
is
playing
Belle.
A
day
before,
it
was
announced
that
Luke
Evans
will
play
villain,
Gaston,
in
the
Disney
movie.
Bill
Condon
is
set
to
direct
the
Disney
film
which
will
bring
the
animated
classic
on
the
big
screen.
David
Hoberman
and
Todd
Lieberman
are
producing
the
movie.
Beauty
and
the
Beast
is
a
French
fairy
tale,
tells
of
a
young
woman
who
takes
her
father's
place
as
a
prisoner
in
a
monstrous
being's
castle,
only
to
fall
in
love
with
the
creature,
who
turns
out
to
be
a
prince.
Excited
'Harry
Potter'
star,
Emma
Watson
showed
her
love
for
the
movie
when
she
was
confirmed
to
play
Belle
on
her
Facebook
account.
She
posted,
"It
was
such
a
big
part
of
my
growing
up,
it
almost
feels
surreal
that
I'll
get
to
dance
to
'Be
Our
Guest'
and
sing
'Something
There.'
...
Time
to
start
some
singing
lessons."
Playing
the
Beast
in
this
Disney
movie
might
be
a
big
step
for
Dan
Stevens
who
played
supporting
roles
in
'Night
at
the
Museum:
Secret
of
the
Tomb'
and
'A
Walk
Among
the
Tombstones'.