It’s been fairly per week for Disney’s long-rumbling Magnificence And The Beast prequel sequence. The present was introduced years in the past for Disney+, set to give attention to Luke Evans’ Gaston and Josh Gad’s LeFou within the run-up to the 2017 live-action remake of the animated basic, that includes model new songs by the legendary Alan Menken, and with Respect director Liesl Tommy behind the digicam. However simply days after it was introduced that Rita Ora could be becoming a member of the solid of the present, now comes a really totally different replace: the whole challenge is now on maintain.

In response to varied reviews, the indefinite way forward for the present has arisen attributable to scheduling conflicts – the necessity to shoot the sequence in sunny climes, assemble the busy solid, and get all of the inventive parts in line leading to an unimaginable window to get the job finished. Evans and Gad – who have been additionally producers on the sequence – each tweeted an identical messages to mark the present’s halted progress, writing: “Sadly, ‘Tis true. We tried to make all of it work however below the gun it wasn’t meant to be… for now. These characters and this story will reside on, however typically one of the best intentions & actuality collide & nothing will be finished.”

But when the way forward for the present stays up within the air, it appears there’s loads of want from these concerned to make sure it occurs. “We really hope we get to make it when our schedules permit,” wrote Gad in a follow-up Tweet, although Evans added: “This can be a very unhappy message for us to tweet. We’re devastated. Goodbye, for now, from Gaston and Le fou.” Past Gad, Evans and Ora, the sequence was additionally attributable to star Briana Middleston, Jelani Alladin, and Hawkeye star Fra Payment. Keep tuned to see if they’ll get issues again on monitor earlier than the final pink rose petal falls…