'Beauty And The Beast' Teaser, News & Update: Emma Watson, Josh Gad, Dan Stevens In Cute Cast Photo; Gugu Mbatha-Raw Talks Disney Movie 'Magic And Romance'

Anticipation for the showing of Disney's live-action "Beauty and the Beast" in March 2017 has definitely increased after the first ever teaser was unveiled in May. However, not much can be deduced from the trailer when fans have been eager for more, and nothing else has been learned about the movie since.

But recently, a photo of its stars -- Emma Watson (Belle), Josh Gad (Le Fou), Dan Stevens (Beast), Luke Evans (Gaston) and Kevin Kline (Maurice) -- surfaced on social media, where the candid shot was depicted side-by-side with the original "Beauty and the Beast" animation characters. Once again, this elicited a warm reception from the fans who can only hope that more promos about the movie come out.

Twitter member BellayBestiaSon shared the photo of the "Beauty and the Beast" live-action cast as they took a group selfie. The image was matched by a hand-drawn artwork of their characters based off the animated version, which Josh Gad immediately took notice. 

The actor shared the same photo on his Instagram and noted how great it was. The photo has been receiving thousands of likes from eager followers who said they cannot wait to see the film on the big screen.

.@joshgad @thatdanstevens @EmWatson @TheRealLukevans y Kevin Kline #LaBellaylaBestia #BeautyandtheBeast #Disney pic.twitter.com/A6UPC0sVvn

— BellayBestiaSon (@bellabestiason) June 11, 2016

The original group shot of the cast of "Beauty and the Beast" was actually taken by Josh Gad. He posted this on his Instagram back in 2015, just when filming for the movie wrapped up.

Can't wait for you to be our guest.

A photo posted by Josh Gad (@joshgad) on Apr 14, 2015 at 11:37am PDT

Meanwhile, "Beauty and the Beast" supporting cast member Gugu Mbatha-Raw is as equally excited as her co-stars about the release of the Disney movie. She told E! Online that fans will love the live-action version as much as the original cartoons. "It's got all the magic and the romance of the original but it's also very funny," noted the actress.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Plumette, the castle's French maid, and she recalls that she while she only shot her scenes for a few days, these were "magical days." She particularly loved dancing in the ballroom with Ewan McGregor (Lumiere) and said that the experience to do "Beauty and the Beast" has been "so exciting."

"Beauty and the Beast" will be out in theaters March 17, 2017. Watch the teaser below: