Luke Evans found working with 'Beauty and The Beast' director Bill Condon to be 'magic'

The 36-year-old actor has landed the part of arrogant baddie Gaston, alongside Emma Watson's Belle, in the remake of the Disney movie classic, and was thrilled the filmmaker who first brought the story to life on the silver screen in 1991 was on board.

Luke said: "To be able to do 'Beauty and the Beast' with Bill Condon, I couldn't have dreamed that magic cocktail up in my head. And the fact that I got to do it, I got to sing, I got to play one of Disney's most famous bad guys..."