Okay, y'all. Remember earlier this year when Disney released a live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson?
Well, guess who was almost cast in that movie???
Yup. It turns out Beyoncé was actually offered a role in the film...
...As the feather duster, Plumette.
The film's director, Bill Condon, dropped that little bombshell in an interview with Yahoo earlier this week.
"...It wasn’t a big enough part," he said, explaining why she turned it down. "She would have been a good feather duster.”
Okay, so all of this is very interesting! But I have some questions.
If there's even a chance Beyoncé will do your movie, would you really ask her to play, like, a Swiffer???
Why not just give Beyoncé EVERY DAMN PART IN THE MOVIE? You can call it Beyoncé and the Beyoncé, for all I care. I'd watch the hell out of that!
For what it's worth, Bill Condon previously directed Beyoncé in Dreamgirls, and is a huge fan of hers. I guess ya can't blame the guy for trying!
And for anyone who's sad that Queen B didn't ultimately appear in the film, fear not: Rumor has it, she might play Nala in the upcoming Lion King remake.
BTW: If you're curious, the role of Plumette ultimately went to Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and she was awesome.
