Gorgeous New Trailer for 'Beauty and the Beast' Starring Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel

Considering the visual flourishes he's shown on Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill, the first trailer for Christophe Gans' Beauty and the Beast felt a little flat. But with the film headed to the Berlin Film Festival and on the verge of its French debut, a new trailer has been released that showcases the magical qualities of the story, and the gorgeous cast Gans has put together.

 Lea Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Color) and Vincent Cassel (Trance) lead the film, which appears to be taking a fairly traditional route on the classic story of a beautiful woman who falls in love with a hideous beast. Plenty of CGI and bold costumes await, allowing Gans to put his artistic stamp on the production, so hopefully it'll find a way onto our shores.

Beauty and the Beast opens in France on February 12th.

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First Trailer for 'Beauty and the Beast' Starring Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel

Pairing Christophe Gans, the director behind the imaginative Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill, with fairy tale Beauty and the Beast would seem like a match made in cinematic heaven. Throw in Palm d'Or winner Lea Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Color) and Vincent Cassel (Trance) and there's little wonder so many have extremely high hopes. We've seen a number of gorgeous, colorful images but does the finished product actually work?

The first trailer has arrived and even though it's in French there's no problem picking up on all the familiar story elements. The problem is that other than the gorgeous Seydoux and Cassel's combination of menace and charm, there's little that stands out as inspiring. Actually, it looks far more tame than one would expect from Gans.

Beauty and the Beast has yet to gain a U.S. date but opens in France on February 12th.

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First Poster for 'Beauty and the Beast' with Vincent Cassel and Lea Seydoux

Christophe Gans' vast visual flourishes gave Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill a lurid, imaginative touch. So the idea of him taking on an updated version of Beauty and the Beast is promising on its own, but through in Vincent Cassel and red-hot Lea Seydoux (Blue is the Warmest Color) and the results should be magic.

The first poster for La Belle Et La Bête has been released and it offers up a look at the beast, played by Cassel who starred in Gans' Brotherhood of the Wolf. Don't expect a Disney version of the classic story, either, as Gans will draw mostly from the original 18th century story by Madame de Villeneuve, which is considerably darker and more in line with the director's sensibilities.

Beauty and the Beast opens in France on February 12th 2014 but has yet to gain U.S. distribution. [Allocine]

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Vincent Cassel and Lea Seydoux are 'Beauty and the Beast' for Christophe Gans

Tired of all the fairy tale movies coming out lately? How many Snow White movies are on the way? Three? Four? Red Riding Hood...Hansel & Gretel...Sleeping Beauty...it's a new one every other week. Well, too bad for you because there's another one on the way, although this one sounds like it could be the best of the bunch.

Vincent Cassel is set to reteam with his Brotherhood of the Wolf director, Christophe Gans, for a big screen version of Beauty and the Beast. Lea Seydoux, who has had a big year appearing in both Midnight in Paris and Mission: Impossible-Ghost Protocol, is also expected to star. It's unclear right now whether it will be a straight adaptation or a modernization. I'm betting it's the latter, but until we know for sure there's no point speculating on the plot.

Gans is making some pretty big promises about, claiming he'll create "a completely new visual universe never experienced before and produce images of an unparalleled quality." Bold words, but he's shown to have a distinct artistic flair in Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill, so I have no doubt he can meet his lofty goals. [ThePlaylist]

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