Emma Watson, Lily James, other stars who played princesses ahead of the ‘Sleeping Beauties’ themed Met Gala

Many actresses have brought animation to life with their live-action adaptations of classic Disney movies.

The number of animated Disney princess movies still far outnumbers the number of live-action remakes, although many more have hit screens in recent years.

 

Any remake of a classic is certainly going to face some controversy, but that has not prevented them from being made.

 

The original “Beauty and the Beast” animated movie came out in 1991, where Paige O’Hara was the voice of Belle. In 2017, Watson stepped into the iconic yellow gown as the character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One huge difference between Watson’s character in the wizarding world and the princess in the Disney story was the singing and dancing that was involved in her role as Belle.

Watson spoke about the challenge of singing and dancing in this role during a 2017 interview with “Good Morning America

 

 

It’s something I’ve always done and always loved to do, but to do it in such a beloved musical and when the songs are so well-known, I think I really felt the weight of that,” Watson told the outlet. “[I] don’t know how to explain it. It’s a totally different thing from acting in a way. There’s nothing to hide behind. It’s your voice and yeah, I felt very sort of naked doing it for the first time so I think that was the hardest.”