Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022) on Netflix
NR20221h 28mAdventureAnimationFamily
The tale of Belle, a book-loving young woman kept prisoner by the Beast, a prince an enchantress turned into a monster, is retold with animation, live songs and new costumes.
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Plot summary
Marking 30 years since the animated film's Best Picture nomination, the special mixes clips and sketches from the original with live musical numbers on new sets and in new costumes. The story it retells is that of Belle, a book-loving young woman, and the Beast, a prince an enchantress turned into a monster because of his arrogance. A hunter named Gaston, self-absorbed and obsessed with Belle, means to have her. In the castle the staff live under the same spell: Lumière is a candelabra, Cogsworth a mantel clock, Mrs. Potts a teapot, and her son Chip a teacup. Belle's father Maurice is an inventor. A narrator guides the audience through the tale.
Cast
- Nicholas Stewartas Candle Stick / Bartender
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
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- In July 2022 H.E.R. was cast as Belle in the ABC special, becoming the first African-Filipino woman to play a Disney Princess on-screen.
- Celine Dion, who sang the original film's title song with Peabo Bryson, was approached to play Mrs. Potts, but Shania Twain was offered the role instead because of Dion's health issues.
- Shania Twain sang the title track with composer Alan Menken as a tribute to Angela Lansbury, the original voice of Mrs. Potts, who died in October 2022.
- Production designer Julio Himede's team spent over 15 months on the design, made sketches with animators who had access to Disney's Burbank archive and consulted original animator Mark Henn; the sketches became backdrops achieved with video projection.
