BEST MOVIES 2017 ON DVD MOVIE

A spin-off television series, Little Town, was in development, but has been postponed indefinately.Īn enchantress disguised as an old beggar woman arrives at a castle during a ball and offers the host, a cruel and selfish young prince, an enchanted rose in return for shelter from a storm. The film received several accolades, including two nominations at the 90th Academy Awards, four nominations at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards, and two nominations at the 71st British Academy Film Awards. It grossed over $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing live-action musical film, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2017 (after Star Wars: The Last Jedi), and the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising its faithfulness to the original animated film, as well as elements from the Broadway musical, performances of the cast (particularly Watson and Stevens), visual style, musical score, songs, costume design, and production values, though there was criticism for some of the character designs and its excessive similarity to the original. With an estimated budget of around $255 million, it is one of the most expensive films ever made.īeauty and the Beast premiered at Spencer House in London on February 23, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States in standard, Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX, and IMAX 3D formats, along with Dolby Cinema on March 17, 2017. Filming took place primarily at Shepperton Studios in England from May to August 2015. Ī live-action Beauty and the Beast remake was first announced in April 2014, with Condon hired to direct it Watson, Stevens, Evans, and the rest of the cast signed on between January and April 2015. It features an ensemble and choir cast including Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the eponymous Belle and the Beast, with Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, and Emma Thompson in supporting roles. Co-produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mandeville Films, the film is a live action adaptation of Disney's 1991 animated film of the same name, itself an adaptation of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont's 1756 version of the fairy tale.

BEST MOVIES 2017 ON DVD MOVIE

But one thing's for sure: No matter where or how you watch, movie fans are in for a big treat this year.Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. It's worth it to check your local listings, because release dates and platforms are likely to change up until the last minute. One note: Because the situation around the pandemic is still in flux, movie studios are still apt to change things at the last minute, putting more movies in theaters when COVID numbers are good, and sending them straight to streaming services when they're bad. The best kids' movies of 2022, listed here in order of release date, are set to stun you with their animation, thrill you with their grand adventures, make you dance to their original songs and, of course, laugh at all their silly jokes. Or, if you're a family that values the cinematic experience, 2022 looks like it'll be even better than 2021 when it comes to the number of movies hitting theaters. The proliferation of streaming services like Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and HBO Max means there are plenty of studios out clamoring for new and interesting films to entertain families - and streaming them at home means they're even easier to watch. It's never been a better time to be a family that loves new kids' movies.

Best movies 2017 on dvd