Luke Evans to play Gaston in DIsney’s live-action Beauty And The Beast
Ensuring that moviegoers won’t have to wait too long between live-action remakes of its classic animated films, Disney is charging ahead with casting for its upcoming live-action remake of Beauty And The Beast. It’s already cast former child wizard Emma Watson as Belle, the precocious French peasant at the center of the story. Now Variety reports that the studio is in negotiations with Luke Evans for the role of Belle’s spurned suitor Gaston, leaving the Beast to be played by some thankless actor in a furry bodysuit.