Disney is making a live-action film version of its hit animated movie “Beauty and the Beast,” and wait until you hear who they have just signed to play Belle: “ ‘Harry Potter’ alum Emma Watson, according to Jeff Sneider at The Wrap.

The article adds, “Bill Condon (‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’) will direct from a script written by Stephen Chbosky, who directed Watson in ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower.’”

The story also says that “Watson is set to play Belle in ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ which is the latest Disney classic to receive a live-action adaptation following ‘Maleficent,’’“Cinderella” and Jon Favreau’s upcoming take on ‘The Jungle Book.’”

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