In Disney’s 2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast, Emma Watson plays Belle and Dan Stevens plays the Beast. The enchanted household objects are performed by Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, and Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe. “Voices” is a familiar shorthand, but several roles combine acting with visual effects.
2017 live-action Beauty and the Beast cast
This is the cast of the 2017 live-action film, not the 1991 animated movie. Disney lists the principal performers and roles on its official film page; D23’s film entry corroborates the main cast.
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| Character | Performer |
|---|---|
| Belle | Emma Watson |
| Beast | Dan Stevens |
| Gaston | Luke Evans |
| Maurice | Kevin Kline |
| LeFou | Josh Gad |
| Lumiere | Ewan McGregor |
| Maestro Cadenza | Stanley Tucci |
| Plumette | Gugu Mbatha-Raw |
| Madame Garderobe | Audra McDonald |
| Cogsworth | Ian McKellen |
| Mrs. Potts | Emma Thompson |
| Chip | Not identified by the cited Disney and D23 cast listings |
Disney spells the role “Lefou” on its page, while D23 uses “LeFou.” Disney calls Stanley Tucci’s character “Maestro Cadenza”; D23 shortens that to “Cadenza.”
Who performs the enchanted household objects?
The best-known object characters have these performers: McGregor is Lumiere, Thompson is Mrs. Potts, McKellen is Cogsworth, Mbatha-Raw is Plumette, and McDonald is Madame Garderobe. The production was not simply a conventional voice cast: the actors’ performances were combined with effects to bring the enchanted objects to life.
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- A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
D23 describes the Beast as almost entirely computer-generated. Its account of Lumiere’s design says filmmakers recorded McGregor’s movement using performance capture and developed a physical model through rapid prototyping. As visual-effects producer Steve Gaub put it, “Lumière was difficult to concept because we wanted him to be able to move, but at the end of the day he’s still a gilded candlestick.” Read more in D23’s feature on the film’s magical-object cast.
Which Beauty and the Beast version is this?
The cast above belongs to Disney’s 2017 live-action retelling. Disney gives the U.S. theatrical release date as March 17, 2017. If you mean the 1991 animated film, its performers are different, so check the year when looking up a cast list.
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- An arrogant nobleman is turned into a beast and, in order to break the spell, he tries to win the love of a village girl.
Runtime figures differ between the cited listings: D23 gives 129 minutes, while Disney+ lists 2 hours 21 minutes (141 minutes). The sources do not explain the 12-minute difference, so it should not be treated as a confirmed alternate cut.
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Disney+’s title page lists the film as a PG romance, musical, and fantasy, with a displayed runtime of 2 hours 21 minutes. Catalog availability varies by region; check the service in your location for current access and plan details.
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