Beauty and the Beast is an upcoming 2017 American romantic fantasy musical film directed by Bill Condon and written by Evan Spiliotopoulos and Stephen Chbosky. <br /> <br />Release date: March 17, 2017 (USA) <br /> <br />Director: Bill Condon <br /> <br />Music composed by: Alan Menken <br /> <br />Written by: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos <br /> <br />Production companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films
