Director Bill Condon opens up on the reason why they took the creative liberty to tweak the characterization of LeFou from the original Beauty and the Beast animated film from 1991 to the recent live-adaptation movie.
Aside from pulling away from LeFou’s slapstick character, the live-action Beauty and the Beast has also confirmed his sexual orientation.
This has been answered in the recent movie iteration which highlights LeFou the first openly gay character in all of Disney’s properties.
Beauty and the Beast is now available on Blu-ray and digital.