As has been the case with many reboots or sequels over the
last couple of years, Disney’s live-action Beauty
& the Beast was itself no stranger to controversy. The scrutiny began
when it was announced that Emma Watson – famous of course for her role as
Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies
– was cast as the beloved Belle; the not-so-villagey village girl fated to fall
in love with a beastly prince in a castle not so far away.
