"Beauty and the Beast" is one of the most successful remakes from Disney. The film brought more than 1 billion dollars, so rumors about the filming of all kinds of sequels and the prequelons are quite substantiated. However, so far due to the dense production schedule at the studio, no details were reported. It became known that the upcoming film will tell about the life of the monsters in the castle before the events of the basic film. This means that Emma Watson will not take part in the new part.
Disney believes that possible preques and sequels are the only way that can reveal the history of beauty and monsters. In the original animation franchise there were the second and third films, but it seems, Disney has its own excellent plot workers.
Even at the time of the exit "Beauties and Monsters" in 2017, Disney excluded the idea of Sicvel, but did not cover, which would tell the story of the main antagonist, Gaston. Now, apparently, the studio has chosen in favor of the hero of Dan Stevens. The release date of the new film has not yet been announced.