In order to perform plenty of scenes, including that major waltz scene with other Beauty and the Beast lead Emma Watson, Dan Stevens had to learn to move completely on stilts.
Recently Dan Stevens spoke out to explain how proud he was to accomplish that waltz scene, as well as to not maim Emma Watson in the process.
One of those wonders involved transforming former Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens into the Beast, which meant he had to be a whole lot taller than he is in real life.
Beauty and the Beast is a live action movie that is still able to work a lot of magic thanks to the wonders of special effects.