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5th March 2015
11:30am GMT

Both actors took to Twitter to comment on the happy news today, with Watson posting "Could not be more happy that this man will be Beast!!! Welcome aboard @thatdanstevens", her co-star simply posted an image saying "Beast Mode", a reference to Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch.
Could not be more happy that this man will be Beast!!! Welcome aboard @thatdanstevens #beautyandthebeast pic.twitter.com/F1ghG3pvcU
— Emma Watson (@EmWatson) March 5, 2015
pic.twitter.com/GKiJKyE5H9
— Dan Stevens (@thatdanstevens) March 5, 2015
In other casting news related to the highly-anticipated film; The Hobbit's Luke Evans will play baddie Gaston. Speculation remains rife that Emma Thompson is being lined-up for the motherly role of Mrs. Potts.Explore more on these topics:

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