Between 2001 and 2017, Hermione actress Emma Watson was one of the most successful and present film stars worldwide. The Disney real film Beauty and the Beast is her career highlight away from Harry Potter – but then the Brit withdrew more and more. Today the fairy tale is on TV.
In this article, we explain the success of Beauty and the Beast and why Emma Watson hasn’t acted in a film for four years.
What is Beauty and the Beast about?
Belle (Emma Watson) lives in a tranquil village and has a somewhat peculiar father. She fends off the advances of handsome Gaston (Luke Evans) and prefers to bury her nose in books. But then her father is captured by a terrible monster (Dan Stevens) who lives in an enchanted castle.
To save him, Belle offers her life in exchange for her father’s. As a prisoner, she has to move into the spooky castle.
Beauty and the Beast is one of the most successful Emma Watson film
Beauty and the Beast grossed around $1.266 billion at the box office worldwide. The Disney blockbuster surpasses all Harry Potter films – except for one. Only the conclusion of the fantasy series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2, managed to gross over 1 billion US dollars – it was 1,342 in the end.
Emma Watson has been on break from acting for four years – why?
Emma Watson hasn’t appeared in a movie since Little Women in 2019. Between Beauty and the Beast (2017) and the Greta Gerwig film lay only the tech thriller The Circle, which was also released in 2017.
In May, Watson surprised with an interview in which she looked back on her career so far. She justified her retirement from film as follows: To be honest, I wasn’t particularly happy. I think I felt a bit like I was in a cage.
According to Watson, he wants to make a new film in 2024. However, details are not known.
When is Beauty and the Beast on TV?
Sat.1 shows Beauty and the Beast on Saturday at 8:15 p.m. The running time is 2 hours and 35 minutes including advertising. If you missed the film, you can stream it with the Disney+ flat rate.
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