By Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
From the moment you step into Casa Loma for The Beauty and the Beast Exhibit, you feel as though you are immersed in the world of Belle and the Beast. The costumes that were used in the Film are on display, the memorable music is played through the main hall, and the rose is held in its case. Everything that’s important from the original Film is back for the live-action version and it’s all on display in Toronto Family Day weekend only!
There are events for children such as a jumpy-castle and face painting, as well as entertainment for adults, such as music and performances. The performances consist of ballroom dances and acrobatics. What better way to spend Family Day weekend than to treat yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience The Beauty and the Beast Exhibit?
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(Photo credit: Amanda Gilmore)
Hot on the heels of its new Trailer which is breaking the internet, Toronto gets some ‘beautiful’ news!  Running Family Day Weekend Friday, February 17 through Monday, 20, 2017 at historic Casa Loma, Fans will get with the price of admission, access to a limited time only BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Exhibit. Casa Loma will be open for extended hours till 9 PM for the special occasion those nights.
The Exhibition featuring nine costumes designed by Jacqueline Durran from the eagerly-awaited live action adaptation of the beloved Animated Feature. There will be special performances from dancers and an aerialist, plus themed activities (including face-painting and arts and crafts) taking place also!  There also will be replicas of the rose and bell jar!
Here’s a tip: guests who use the “BE OUR GUEST” promo code will get 20% off admission at the Box Office!
While we’re waiting for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, here is the new final U.S. Trailer:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Friday, March 17, 2017.
(Photo/video credit: Disney)
Perhaps we will be seeing this at next year’s Golden Globes? While we are riding the musical highs of La La Land, we were treated to a sneak peek for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST featuring Emma Watson, who originally was cast in Emma Stone‘s eventual Golden Globe Award-winning role in La La Land. Here Watson can be heard singing Belle.
See it below:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Friday, March 17, 2017.
(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada)
By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong
And one studio to rule them all. Disney-Pixar, Disney Animation Studios, Disney Live-Action, Marvel and Lucasfilms all call the ‘House of Mouse’ home and that means bigger and better Movies for fans. Whether you’re a fan of Sci-Fi or Comic Book Movies or good old animation, Disney has you covered in 2017.
First out of the gate before the New Year is the hotly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Opening on December 18th, the first stand-alone Star Wars Movie ells the story of how the Rebellion obtained the plans to the Death Star.
This tale as old as time is based on an Animated Movie as old as 1991. On March 17th prepare to be transported to an enchanted castle where the furniture sings and dishes dance. The brand new trailer that just dropped today will have fans counting down the day until the new live-action Beauty and the Beast finally opens. The Beast’s voice sounds so much like the original animated one you’ll need to watch the Trailer multiple times to make sure it’s really Dan Stevens talking to Emma Watson’s Belle.
Our next Movie features an all-star cast, an awesome soundtrack, and an adorable sapling named Groot. This May 5th strap in as Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 finds our heroes trying to track down the truth behind Star Lord’s mysterious father and getting up to plenty of trouble along the way.
Nobody does Disney adventure like Captain Jack Sparrow. On May 26 visit with the Captain and his crew as they take on professional villain Javier Bardem in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
Since we’re talking sequels you’d better fasten your seat belts for Pixar’s Cars 3 which will open on June 16th. Lightning McQueen is back in an all new adventure that children are sure to enjoy.
If you missed the long-haired Norse god when his friends were busy having an all-out civil war, then you will definitely be excited for Thor: Ragnarök when it opens on November 3rd. Featuring Thor, Hulk, Loki and even Doctor Strange the latest addition to the MCU is a must-see movie for Marvel fans everywhere.
On November 22nd Pixar returns to the multiplex with an original story called Coco. Not much is known about this Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina-directed Feature except for this single drawing. That said, it’s Pixar on the American Thanksgiving long weekend so it’s bound to be amazing.
The year wraps up with a Movie that doesn’t even have an official title yet: Star Wars VIII. The Rian Johnson-directed Film is still filming but is due in theatres on December 15th. Details about the plot are a closely held secret but we here at MrWillWong.com can exclusively tell you that…
In the meantime, enjoy this brand new Trailer for Beauty and the Beast!
(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada)
Although this doesn’t really reveal much, this first Teaser for Disney‘s live-action adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will have to whet our tea thirst for now!
Synopsis:
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul 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; Oscar® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle’s eccentric, but lovable father; Josh Gad as Lefou, Gaston’s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe, the wardrobe; Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.
See the Teaser:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada release BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Friday, March 17, 2016.
(Photo/video credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada)
After it being announced that Toronto-filmed Thriller REGRESSION will be getting a release later this August – dashing all hopes of it surfacing at TIFF ’15 – we get this amazing bit of news that its Star EMMA WATSON has just signed-on as Belle in Bill Condon‘s Live-Action Adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST from Disney! Details still are under-wraps but production is said to begin later this year.
(Photo credit: The Weinstein Co./Dimension Films)
58 Categories, many, many Winners!  The 40th annual People’s Choice Awards were held tonight at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and walking away the night’s big Winner was America’s Sweetheart Sandra Bullock, taking home four Awards as decided by the General Public. The Actress had a super year at the Box Office with two major Hits Gravity and The Heat, both which won Favorite Dramatic Movie and Favourite Comedic Movie respectively.  The former earned Bullock a People’s Choice Award in the Category of Favorite Movie Duo along with her Co-Star George Clooney, in addition to wins for Favorite Actress, Favorite Dramatic Actress and Favorite Comedic Actress.
2 Broke Girls Stars Beth Behrs and Kat Dennings hosted the Evening, which saw performances from the likes of Brad Paisley, One Republic and Sara Bareilles and although the two Actresses were nominated for Favourite TV Gal Pals, they lost-out to Rachel & Santana (Lea Michele and Naya Rivera) from Glee.
Toronto was well-represented with Kristin Kreuk winning Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress for her work in Beauty and the Beast. Meanwhile, the Series which is filmed in the City and also Toronto-filmed Reign won Favorite New TV Drama.
Winners tonight were as follows:
Favorite Streaming SeriesÂ
Orange Is the New BlackÂ
Favorite Cable TV Drama
The Walking Dead
Favorite TV Gal Pals
Rachel & Santana (Glee)
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actor
Ian Somerhalder
Favorite Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress
Sandra Bullock
Favorite Album
The 20/20 Experience (Justin Timberlake)
Favorite Male Artist
Justin Timberlake
Favorite R&B Artist
Justin Timberlake
Favorite Daytime TV Host(s)
Ellen DeGeneres
Favorite New Talk Show Host
Queen Latifah
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
Adam Sandler
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor
Josh Charles
Favorite Competition TV Show
The Voice
Favorite Network TV Drama
The Good Wife
Favorite Comedic Movie
The Heat
Favorite Cable TV ActressÂ
Lucy Hale
Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
Damon & Elena (The Vampire Diaries)
Favorite Pop Artist
Britney Spears
Favorite Comedic TV Actress
Kaley Cuoco
Favorite Comedic TV Actor
Chris Colfer
Favorite Action Movie
Iron Man 3
Favorite Action Movie Star
Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Actress in a New TV Series
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Favorite Movie
Iron Man 3
Favorite Late Night Talk Show HostÂ
Stephen Colbert
Favorite Movie ActorÂ
Johnny Depp
Favorite Movie DuoÂ
Sandra Bullock & George Clooney (Gravity)
Favorite Dramatic Movie
Gravity
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite Family Movie
Despicable Me 2
Favorite Horror Movie
Carrie
Favorite Thriller Movie
Now You See Me
Favorite Network TV Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress
Stana Katic
Favorite Actor in a New TV SeriesÂ
Joseph Morgan
Favorite TV Crime Drama
Castle
Favorite Cable TV Comedy
PsychÂ
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show
Homeland
Favorite TV Anti-Hero
Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)
Favorite TV Bromance
Sam, Dean & Castiel (Supernatural)
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show
Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Actress
Kristin Kreuk
Favorite TV Movie/Miniseries
American Horror Story
Favorite Series We Miss Most
Breaking Bad
Favorite New TV Comedy
Super Fun Night
Favorite New TV Drama
Reign
Favorite Female Artist
Demi Lovato
Favorite Breakout Artist
Ariana Grande
Favorite Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Favorite Country Music Icon
Tim McGraw
Favorite Hip-Hop Artist
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite Band
One Direction
Favorite Alternative Band
Fall Out Boy
Favorite SongÂ
Roar (Katy Perry)
Favorite Music VideoÂ
Roar (Katy Perry)
Favorite Music Fan FollowingÂ
Lovatics
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