The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in the live action adaptation of disney's animated classic beauty and the beast, a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told'. '.strtoupper('b')eauty and the beast is the fantastic journey of belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast qin his castle'. '.strtoupper('d')espite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true prince within.the film stars emma watson as belle dan stevens as the beast luke evans as gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos belle kevin kline as maurice, belle's father josh gad as le fou, gaston's long suffering aide de c ewan mcgregor as lumière, the candelabra stanley tucci as maestro cadenza, the harpsichord gugu mbatha raw as plumette, the feather duster audra mcdonald as madame de garderobe, the wardrobe hattie morahan as the enchantress and nathan mack as chip, the teacup with ian mckellen as cogsworth, the mantel clock and emma thompson as the teapot, mrs'. '.strtoupper('p')otts.