'Beauty and the Beast' Courtesy of Everett Collection Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Disney is hoping that audiences will want to be guests for a live-action Beauty and the Beast spinoff. The studio is developing Gaston, a feature based on the story's villain character, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Plot details have not yet been disclosed for the movie that is still in early stages. Dave Callaham penned the latest draft for the live-action film after Kate Herron and Briony Redman worked on a previous one. Michelle Rejwan is set to produce. Deadline was first to report on the project. More to come. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Awards: 'Peter Hujar's Day' a Surprise Film Adaptation Nominee, 'Slow Horses' Lands Fourth Consecutive Nomination for TV Adaptation Paul Mescal Why 'Hamnet' Director Chloé Zhao Had to Throw Away the Ending: "Sh**, We Don't Have a Movie" awards 2026 'Avatar: Fire And Ash,' 'Kpop Demon Hunters,' 'Sinners' Among American Cinematheque Crafts Honorees sundance film festival 2026 Luigi Mangione and Steph Curry Projects Among Sundance Short Film Program Selections Shark Tank 'Marty Supreme' Star Kevin O'Leary on Punishing Timothée Chalamet, Embracing His "Asshole" Persona and Changing His Feelings on AI (Exclusive) Wicked: For Good "Am I Insane? What Am I Doing?": Nia DaCosta, Marc Platt and the Producers Roundtable USC Scripter Awards USC Scripter Awards: 'Peter Hujar's Day' a Surprise Film Adaptation Nominee, 'Slow Horses' Lands Fourth Consecutive Nomination for TV Adaptation Paul Mescal Why 'Hamnet' Director Chloé Zhao Had to Throw Away the Ending: "Sh**, We Don't Have a Movie" awards 2026 'Avatar: Fire And Ash,' 'Kpop Demon Hunters,' 'Sinners' Among American Cinematheque Crafts Honorees sundance film festival 2026 Luigi Mangione and Steph Curry Projects Among Sundance Short Film Program Selections Shark Tank 'Marty Supreme' Star Kevin O'Leary on Punishing Timothée Chalamet, Embracing His "Asshole" Persona and Changing His Feelings on AI (Exclusive) Wicked: For Good "Am I Insane? What Am I Doing?": Nia DaCosta, Marc Platt and the Producers Roundtable