No one’s got a swell cleft in his chin like … Luke Evans? The Welsh “Hobbit” star — who recently and wisely dropped out of a remake of “The Crow” — has been tapped by director Bill Condon to play walking embodiment of male vanity Gaston in his live-action “Beauty and the Beast” opposite the already announced Emma Watson as Belle, according to the Hollywood Reporter. RELATED: Emma Watson is going to be a Disney Princess
Oh, and if that’s not enough man candy for you, former “Downton Abbey” fan favorite Dan Stevens will be playing the Beast, news he tweeted about in the most adorable way possible:
— Dan Stevens (@thatdanstevens) March 5, 2015
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