'Beauty And The Beast': Kristin Kreuk Cast In CW Drama

Kristin Kreuk is returning to The CW in a very iconic role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former "Smallville" star will play Belle in the upcoming "Beauty and the Beast" reboot.

The project is loosely based on the 1980s CBS series that starred Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman. It's described as modern-day retelling of the love story with a procedural element.



ABC is also at work on a "Beauty and the Beast" series. The ABC version comes from "Jericho's" Jonathan Steinberg and is a re-imagining of the fairy tale with a tough princess and her unlikely connection to a mysterious beast. "Lost" actress Emile de Ravin recently appeared on ABC's "Once Upon a Time" as Belle.

Kreuk wasn't on HuffPost TV's initial list of casting ideas, but we do have a few suggestions for the other roles. Check them out below.

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[cathvin]

01:50 AM on 02/25/2012

From the pilot script I've read this reboot is definitely not like the 1987 original series -It should not have been promoted as such -While it is a beauty & beast type themed show, they shouldn't have named the main characters Catherine & Vincent -I had high hopes for a B&B remake, but I wanted it to be more like the original with all the romance & fantasy -I see none of that in this reboot, especially with the character of Vincent, who was once a unique, poetic, mysterious being with a gentle soul -Now he'll be a genetically altered hairy human super soldier playing Wii & drinking beer? -I honestly thought the script was a joke & not authentic -I am truly disappointed that it was true --(Btw, in addition to original fans many new fans have discovered the series through the DVD's)

[ElleLuv]

05:11 PM on 02/16/2012

I really love the story - the Disney "Beauty and the Beast" movie is one of my favorites - and I seriously do not like nor understand CW's choice. Kristin Kreuk honestly cannot act her way out of a wet paper bag. They continue to use her in their series for some ridiculous reason. But do they really think that she is going to be able to hold a show up on her own? I really loved some of the choices though that were in the slideshow like Lucy Hale or Emma Roberts.

[p4poetic]

03:12 PM on 02/16/2012

Using a picture from the Disney cartoon?

[superbenA02]

02:07 PM on 02/16/2012

They did this already, back in the 1980s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMV1F272wg