Dan Stevens cast as the BEAST in new Beauty And The Beast remake!

The Downton Abbey star will play opposite EMMA WATSON and possibly EMMA THOMPSON. ALL THE BEST EMMAS.

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by Emmeline Saunders |
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Oh our stars – is it even humanly possible to love a film that hasn't even been made yet? Because we're already halfway there with the new Beauty And The Beast movie, which will star none other than DAN STEVENS as the Beast!

It was announced today that the British Downton Abbey actor, who played Matthew Crawley in the period drama, will take on the role of the cursed prince opposite Emma Watson as the beautiful, bookish Belle.

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GAH. The Hobbit's Luke Evans is also in talks to play Gaston, the arrogant yet dim muscle-man who basically stalks Belle around their village hoping to win her heart.

While movie bosses have yet to release any details about the live-action retelling of the classic Disney story, Emma Watson did hint that it was a musical in a Facebook post.

"It was such a big part of my growing up, it almost feels surreal that I'll get to dance to Be Our Guest and sing Something There," she wrote.

"My six year old self is on the ceiling - heart bursting. Time to start some singing lessons."

Luke Evans. YOU CAN BE OUR GASTON ANY TIME

Just to make things even better, British national treasure Emma Thompson is rumoured to be in line for the role of Mrs Potts. CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE.

It looks like Disney's hit a winning streak by remaking all their best cartoons into live-action films, with this year's Cinderella (out 27 March) set to storm the box office and last year's Maleficent taking MILLIONS from cinema lovers who wanted to see Angelina Jolie wearing horns.

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