Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast prequel series has been put “on hold”
The highly anticipated Beauty and the Beast prequel series has been put “on hold” indefinitely. Back in 2020, the streaming service revealed that it would be releasing a prequel project to the 2017 live-action movie.
The eight-episode limited musical series will see Luke Evans and Josh Gad reprise their memorable roles as Gaston and LeFou with newcomer Briana Middleton as the latter’s stepsister, Tilly.
Last month, series star Josh Gad updated fans on the show’s production and announced that filming would start later this year. “We’re still planning on shooting this spring and the scripts are incredible, the music is unbelievable, all-new songs by Alan Menken, we’re casting now,” he said Unfortunatly, it looks like fans will have to wait a bit longer to return to the Beauty and the Beast universe.
According to a report from Deadline, an unnamed source revealed that the show has come to a halt due to “creative reasons.” They went on to say that the “scripts and original music” were not coming together in the “direction expected or running behind schedule.” The project was initially planned to film in the UK this spring but was ultimately moved to the summer.
