‘Beauty and the Beast’: Frozen's Josh Gad Set to Be Play the Villain Gaston's Sidekick Lefou in Disney's Live-Action Adaptation of Classic Fairy Tale

7:02 AM EDT 3/14/2015

Josh Gad, 34, best known for voicing Olaf in Frozen is in talks to play Gaston’s buffoonish loyal sidekick Lefou in Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action remake of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, which will have Bill Condon as director and Evan Spiliotopoulos and Steve Chbosky as scriptwriters, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Read more

‘Beauty and the Beast’: Luke Evans Is Set to Play the Villain Gaston, Dan Stevens as the Prince/Beast in Disney's Live-Action Adaptation of the Classic Fairy Tale

8:30 AM EST 3/5/2015

Luke Evans, 35, recently seen on the big-screen in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Dracula Untold is in negotiations to play the villain Gaston in Disney’s live-action remake of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, which will have Bill Condon as director and Evan Spiliotopoulos and Steve Chbosky as scriptwriters, according to Variety.Read more