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Steve Gaub and the VXF on Beauty and the Beast

Steve Gaub is a producer and production manager, known for Oblivion (2013), TRON: Legacy (2010) and Terminator Salvation (2009). Now include the live-action film, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. The live-action film has surpassed the animation version in both domestic and worldwide earnings. Which of course has Disney looking towards the future for other films in the live-action realm.

We got to talk to visual effect producer Gaub about his work on this version of Beauty and the Beast. I asked him about what kind of challenges he encountered bringing this classic to live, “it was a little daunting, but they really wanted to stick to this feeling like a normal movie—live action movie with no animation characters—didn’t want it to come across as cartoon characters.” he said.

Beauty and the Beast, Emma Watson (Belle), Dan Stevens (the Beast), Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Bill Condon

Steve Gaub

You can listen to the audio (a little scrachy) but he had a lot to say and I think it was informative.

Beauty and the Beast, is a retelling of Disney’s 1991 classic animated film that stars Emma Watson (Belle), Dan Stevens (the Beast), Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, and directed by Bill Condon. It is available now on Digital HD, Blu-ray™, Disney Movies Anywhere, DVD and On-Demand.