Shout! Factory has secured all US rights to Christophe Gans’ Beauty And The Beast (La Belle Et La Bête).

Beauty and the Beast

Cliff MacMillan handled the acquisition for Shout! Factory and David McIntosh negotiated the deal with Pathé’s evp of international sales Muriel Sauzay.

Pathé International holds rights outside the US to the classic fantasy romance starring Vincent Cassel and Léa Seydoux that premiered at the Berlinale last year.

Eskwad, Pathé, TF1 Films Productions, Studio Babelsberg and 120 Films produced Beauty And The Beast, based on Madame de Villeneuve’s story of  a young girl who encounters a cursed creature and discovers true love.

André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega, Myriam Charleins, Audrey Lamy, Sara Giraudeau, Jonathan Demurger, Nicolas Gob, Louka Meliava and Yvonne Catterfeld round out the key cast.

Gans and Sandra Vo-Anh adapted the screenplay. Richard Grandpierre and Jérôme Seydoux produced while Frederic Doniguian served as executive producer.

Shout! Factory has secured all US rights including theatrical, VOD, digital, broadcast and home entertainment.

Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos made Tuesday’s announcement with Sauzay.