There's exciting and unexpected casting news from Disney. Emma Watson will play a princess. She's taking on the role of Belle in the live-action movie version of "Beauty and the Beast." Bill Condon will direct the film which is expected to start production later this year with a likely 2016 release. In other casting news, Kaya Scodelario ("The Maze Runner") is joining the cast of "Pirates of the Caribbean 5." Meanwhile, Lucasfilm's "Strange Magic" took a nosedive at the box office, "Frozen" is making a major appearance on Disney Cruise Line, more measles cases are being linked to Disneyland and ticket prices for Disney theme parks are going up (again).
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