'Beauty and the Beast' movie news: New poster, the Beast, soundtrack, and the not-so-Belle-like doll

(Facebook/DisneyBeautyAndTheBeast)A promotional photo for "Beauty and the Beast" movie

As Disney continues to promote the live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast," they have also shared a lot of new details regarding the film. The premiere is less than a hundred days away, and fans are already eagerly waiting for it to debut in cinemas.

To give fans another look at the film, a new poster was released to showcase the characters that are going to be in the movie. This time, it highlighted Belle (Emma Watson), the Beast (Dan Stevens), and other characters including Gaston (Luke Evan), Maurice (Kevin Kline), and Le Fou (Josh Gad). Other characters featured are Mrs. Potts (Emma Thompson), Cogsworth (Ian McKellen), Cadenza (Stanley Tucci), Plumette (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), Lumiere (Ewan McGregor), and Garderobe (Audra McDonald). 

In an interview with IGN, Stevens admitted that his portrayal of the Beast was a challenge.

"Physically, the Beast is the most challenging role I've taken on. The condition I had to have my body in to puppeteer that suit on stilts was like nothing else I've ever experienced, seriously. The kind of engagement — and actually a lot of dance involved in that role, albeit on stilts; it was a very, very intense dance training process — has gotten me more physically engaged with all of my performances in everything else since."

Meanwhile, Ariana Grande and John Legend are recording their version of "Beauty and the Beast" and it will be played once the end credits roll. The two posted separate recording studio selfies on Instagram and Twitter. The song was originally performed by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson in the animated film back in 1991.

So far, Dan Stevens' portrayal of the Beast has been well-received by critics. However, the same cannot be said for the Belle doll.

The doll has been heavily mocked on social media since it was photographed and posted initially on Flickr by William Herrington, a Colorado-based photographer and doll enthusiast. People claim that the doll doesn't look like Watson at all. Instead, it has an uncanny resemblance to Justin Bieber.

"Beauty and the Beast doll looks more like 'Justin Bieber in a wig' than Disney's Belle," one of the tweets said.

In spite of this minor glitch, the highly-anticipated movie is expected to bring justice to the all-time favorite Disney-animated love story. "Beauty and the Beast" will hit theaters on March 17.

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