The Disney live-action remake machine thunders steadily forward, with Beauty and the Beast set to hit cinemas next month.
With the script now being rewritten by Jurassic World’s Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, the studio is apparently focusing its casting search in mainland China.
That said, they at least have the advantage over the rival Mulan project currently being pursued by Sony, who failed to offer any form of diverse hiring by handing the project to TV director Alex Graves.
However, Disney were quick to respond that Mulan would always remain the primary character and that she, alongside all other leads (including the love interest), would be played by Chinese actors.