 In April 1994 , Beauty and the Beast became Disney 's first animated film to be adapted into a Broadway musical . The success of the film spawned two direct @-@ to @-@ video follow @-@ ups : Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas ( 1997 ) and Beauty and the Beast : Belle 's Magical World ( 1998 ) . This was followed by a spin @-@ off television series , Sing Me a Story with Belle . An IMAX version was released in 2002 that included " Human Again " , a new five @-@ minute musical sequence . After the success of the 3 @-@ D re @-@ release of The Lion King , the film was reissued in 3 @-@ D in 2012 . In 2014 , it was announced that a live @-@ action remake was in the works , and is scheduled for release in March 2017 . 
