WATCH: Emma Thompson talks Mrs. Potts & sings 'Beauty and the Beast'

If the new photos from the upcoming Beauty and the Beast sneak peek were not enough to set you fan heart aflutter, then be prepared for all the emotions that come from hearing Emma Thompson sing a bit of the film's title song.

Thompson, who recently appeared on CTV's The Social, spoke about her "rigid and shiny" role as Mrs. Potts before breaking into song.


Below is a transcript of the video:

The Social: On that movie you worked with Emma Watson and you are working with her again on the live-action Beauty and the Beast. You're playing a teapot. You're playing Mrs. Potts.

Emma Thompson: I've always been big on crockery.

TS: How do you play a teapot?

ET: It's CGI. Let's face it, I'm a teapot in CGI for a long time and then you get turned back, so really it's a lot in the studio. But I did try to sound as rigid and shiny as possible.

TS: You sing, yes?

ET: Well, I sing Angela Lansbury's part as Mrs. Potts. It's "Tale as old as time...Beauty and the Beast."

Source: The Social via What Pamela Would Have Wanted , La Bella y la Bestia de Disney

First look at Luke Evans and Josh Gad in 'Beauty and the Beast' & more behind the scenes photos

Disney has been relatively stingy with what they have released from the live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. Besides the teaser trailer and a few behind the scenes photos, fans seen very little of the film...until now.

The upcoming 25th anniversary Blu-ray/ Digital HD release of the animated classic is not available until next month, but some lucky fans had early access to the new special features, including a sneak peek of the live-action film, through iTunes. According to a thread on Blu-ray.com, the featurette runs 1:23 and showcases "mostly a table read with the cast, B-roll of the sets and a few costume sketches with Bill Condon narrating."

Photos have also surfaced from the sneak peek, including our first look at Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as Le Fou in the Tavern. There are also images of Dan Stevens as the Prince, Luke Evans and company rehearsing "Gaston," as well as costume sketches, concept art of the enchanted objects, and more.

The 25th anniversary edition of Beauty and the Beast will be available September 6th on Digital HD & Disney Movies Anywhere and September 20th on Blu-ray. Find out more about the upcoming release here. 

B-roll footage of Luke Evans (Gaston) and Josh Gad (Le Fou) filming "Gaston."

Concept art of Lumiere (Ewan McGregor) and Cogsworth (Ian McKellen)

Dan Stevens as the Prince (Beast)

Concept art of Belle (Emma Watson)

Concept art of Gaston (Luke Evans)

Concept art of Mrs. Potts (Emma Thompson)

Luke Evans (Gaston) and company during the London table read.
Concept art of the enchanted objects (Mrs. Potts, Chip, Garderobe, Cadenza) in the background.
From left to right: Ian McKellen (Cogsworth), Hattie Morahan (Agathe), Kevin Kline (Maurice), and Dan Stevens (Beast).

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Dan Stevens (Beast) and Emma Watson (Belle) during the London table read.
Kevin Kline (Maurice) can also be seen to the left. 

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Behind the scenes look at Belle's village.
Belle (Emma Watson) and Gaston (Luke Evans) can be seen near the top/center of the photo. 

Concept art of Belle's village

Belle and Gaston in the village

Belle's Village

Belle's Village

Emma Watson (Belle) in the recording studio

Source: Blu-ray.com,  La Bella y la Bestia de Disney, @maconodom, Beyond the Trailer

Emma Thompson: “I have spent a lot of time considering the emotional life of crockery.”

In a new interview with Vulture, Emma Thompson discusses her approach to Mrs. Potts, as well as taking on another role made famous by Angela Lansbury.

For Disney’s forthcoming live-action take on Beauty and the Beast (due in 2017), Thompson lent her voice to the computer-generated teapot Mrs. Potts, played in the classic animated film by Angela Lansbury. It’s not the first time that the two actresses have been intertwined: Thompson enticed the Murder, She Wrote star to return to the big screen for her film Nanny McPhee, presented Lansbury with her honorary Oscar in 2013, and played one of Lansbury’s most famous roles, Mrs. Lovett, in a recent concert version of Sweeney Todd.

“Imagine walking once more into Angela’s shoes!” Thompson mused. So, how did she inhabit Lansbury’s famous teapot? “I think I just had to make her as warm and round and scouting as possible,” Thompson said, adding with a laugh, “I have spent a lot of time considering the emotional life of crockery.”

Click here to read the full interview.

Source: Vulture

Emma Thompson & Kevin Kline join 'Beauty and the Beast'

In addition to news of Beauty and the Beast's 2017 release date, Disney also announced two additional members of the cast this afternoon. Oscar winners Emma Thompson (Sense & Sensibility, Saving Mr. Banks) and Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame) join the cast as Mrs. Potts and Belle's father, Maurice.

Beauty and the Beast alumnus Alan Menken will return to score the film, which will feature songs from the 1991 animated classic, as well as new songs written by Menken and Tim Rice. Production is set to begin this May at Shepperton Studios in London.

Source: The Laughing Place