Save the requirement for large, doe-eyes. That's not going anywhere. The live action remake of Beauty and the Beast (*** out of four; in theaters March 17) gives the 21-year-old classic an update.

H.E.R. as guitar-shredding Belle in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ live is the princess vibe we deserve By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN 2 min read Published 10:39 PM EST, Thu December 15, 2022 ...

Sara Grant at age 5 in Rhode Island in 1991, the year “Beauty and the Beast” was released. I may not have done it with a horse and a cool cape, but that’s still pretty darned Belle to me.

Like the song goes, Beauty and the Beast 's Belle was very different from the rest of her Disney Princess forbearers when the animated classic graced movie screens in 1991.

H.E.R. talks 'Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration' The singer, whose name is Gabriella Wilson, stars as Belle in ABC's upcoming tribute and explains why she's not going by her stage name for ...

In fact, the 26-year-old would go so far as to say that Belle isn't actually a Disney princess – after all, she was always destined for so much more than "this provincial life".