NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Legendary actress Angela Lansbury admits she doesn't really understand why Disney wants to re-make her 1991 animated movie Beauty and the Beast as a live-action/cartoon hybrid.
"I was a bit taken aback, naturally. I thought: 'Why? Why are we doing this over again?' But I guess, I don't know why they're doing it. But they are, and it will be interesting to see what they do with it. These are live-action pieces and I know very well the actress who's playing Mrs. Potts and she's a very good friend of mine. It's Emma Thompson," Lansbury told Entertainment Weekly.