Previously, live-action films like Maleficient and The Jungle Book may have had some breathing space because they were never trying to recreate exactly what the animated version was.
The statement comes from a behind-the-scenes- interview that Emma Watson did with the Disney Channel (via Comicbook.com).
She’s asked what it feels like to be part of a Disney story that’s so beloved.
Beauty is taking an animated movie that was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards and is trying to make something at least as good, if not better.