'Beauty and the Beast' Trailer Premieres on 'GMA': See Emma Watson as Belle

— -- The first ever trailer for Disney's new live action version of the classic movie "Beauty and the Beast" debuted exclusively on "Good Morning America" on Monday.

The movie stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as Beast. Others in the cast include Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen and Emma Thompson. The film will be released on March 17, 2017.

The Disney animated musical romantic fantasy was a hit when it premiered in 1991, and the following year it became the first animated film to ever be nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category.

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