“Beauty and the Beast”: Luke Evans Ensures Gaston and LeFou-Focused Prequel Series Continues

Luke Evans talks about the “Beauty and the Beast” prequel series and assures it the project is still under developmentdespite the announcement last February that the project had been canceled, after several delays in production.

The prequel series to the beloved childhood story was announced by the Disney + platform in early 2020. Production will focus on the story of the characters Gaston (Evans) and LeFou (Josh Gad), set in the before the events of the live-action “Beauty and the Beast” with Emma Watsonand would mix romance, music and comedy in the style of the Disney classic.

Although everything seemed to go smoothly, the production began to suffer several delays in its development that ended up forcing the project to be interrupted. In February of this year, it came to light that Disney + canceled the series, with the confirmation of the same actors, who took to Twitter to express their regret. The reasons given for not moving forward with the prequel series were several, including scheduling problems, script delays, creative differences and the availability of actors, which decreased as production was delayed.

However, when all seemed lost, Evans launched a message of hope in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. The actor talked about the prequel, working title “Little Town”, making it clear that the series is still in development, but they need time to get it right. In Evans’ own words: “He’s been discontinued. We just want to make sure he’s absolutely the best he can be, and if that means we have to wait a little longer to perfect some parts, then that’s what we’re going to do, because his is a very important legacy. these characters with the best story we can offer. It’s just waiting. It will be done. We are very excited. At some point, in the near future, it will happen. “

Disney’s unstoppable live-action phenomenon

Disney took a liking to the release of the remakes in the form of live-action, bringing back their classic tales in an updated and different way. Although we already have confirmation that the “Beauty and the Beast” prequel is still standing, there is still no date set in the calendar for its release. However, while we wait for our charismatic Gastón, Disney has many remakes ready.

After the recent arrival of ‘Pinocchio’ on Disney + on September 8 at Disney +, other confirmed reinterpretations that will arrive soon are those of ‘Peter Pan’, scheduled this year, ‘The Little Mermaid’, on May 23, 2023 in cinema and others without a precise date such as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and “Hercules”.