Luke Evans

Luke Evans says ‘Beauty and the Beast’ prequel ‘is going to happen’

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Luke Evans guaranteed fans Thursday that the Gaston and LeFou prequel to "Beauty and the Beast" is as yet occurring and that it just has been postponed.

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“It’s been put on hold. We just wanna make sure that it is absolutely the best it can be, and if that means we just have to wait a little longer,

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to finesse certain pieces of it, then that’s what we’re going to do because this is a very important legacy,” the “Pinocchio” the actor said

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“We want to honor these characters with the best story we can possibly deliver. It’s just on hold,” Evans, 43, added

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“It is gonna happen. We’re very excited about it. At some point in the near future, it will happen.” Evans says

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The prequel would tell the tale of how LeFou and Gaston became friends

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Both Josh Gad, 41, and Evans will reprise their roles as LeFou and Gaston — both actors starred in the Emma Watson-led 2017 live-action film.

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“To navigate a story of those two people and also new characters,

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