“No one memes like Gaston; steals
a scene like Gaston. No one gets his own Disney+ show like Gaston!” If you are
a fan of Disney’s modern classic 1991 animated film “Beauty and the Beast,”
which itself was remade into live-action back in 2017, then you can tell that
the above is a paraphrase for several lines in the character song of the main
antagonist Gaston. Altering the lyrics of the titular “Gaston” song became
briefly popular in 2016 when an Atlantic tropical storm was given that name.
Anyway, the paraphrased line is apparently true: Gaston is going to Disney+.
While the idea of giving a
prequel show starring the bad guy of a Disney classic cartoon movie sounds
pretty much out there, The Hollywood
Reporter tells us that it is indeed true. Disney+ has engaged the services
of Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis to develop such a show. TV hounds would
recognize them as the creators of ABC’s “modern fairy-tale” fantasy series “Once
Upon a Time,” which gave a contemporary adult spin to the stories of the
various animated films from the Disney Canon. As the cherries on top, the
streaming service is also talking to Luke Evans and Josh Gad to reprise their
roles as Gaston and sidekick LeFou from the 2017 adaptation.
Details provided by Disney+ would
have it that this “Beauty and the Beast” streaming spinoff will run only six
episodes. But the key element is that the show will be a musical like its
original inspiration, so one can imagine some of the numbers from both the
animated movie and its live-action remake to get a feel for such a spinoff,
even if it is being headlined by “Gaston.” That would require a composer to
make those song numbers happen, and Disney is also in talks with Alan Menken
there.
So far, the only confirmed
details for the Disney+ “Gaston” limited series is that Eddy Kitsis and Adam
Horowitz are the show-runners, and that they are part of a four-man executive
producing team that includes Josh Gad and Luke Evans, Gad will also take his
turn writing for the show alongside Horowitz and Kitsis, while the production
will be under ABC Signature Studios. There is no word on whether other stars
from the live-action “Beauty and the Beast” such as Emma “Belle” Watson and Dan
“Beast” Stevens will be involved, though there is always the possibility of a
cameo appearance.
General plot details are not
known, though apparently “Gaston” will be a prequel taking place before the
events of the original film story. That would explain why it will only last six
episodes barring extensions.
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