Silke Jasso
Tale as old as time: a Disney movie was number one at the box office this weekend.
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The live action remake of Disney’s classic “Beauty and Beast” hit theaters Friday, earning a whopping $170 million domestically and another $230 million worldwide, and affiliates under the mousey umbrella are doing their part to make sure the buck doesn’t stop there, including ABC13 in Houston.
Waltzing their way into cross promotion, the local news station put together a slide show of prominent Houstonians as “Beauty and the Beast” characters, and some of the comparisons are spot on:
J.J. Watt as Beast:
“He’s massive. He’s strong. He’s unstoppable. But what makes Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt like the Beast is his heart. Just as Beast becomes more giving as love seeps into his heart, Watt has a long history of giving back to the community, especially to children in need.”
Pastor Joel Osteen as (“crazy old”) Maurice
“Just like Maurice, Lakewood Church’s Joel Osteen has a tender heart. Both are fathers and both have expressed a beautiful amount of love for children. Like the tinkerer and artist, Osteen is expressive, thoughtful, resourceful and giving.”
HPD Chief Art Acevedo as Cogsworth
“For Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, time is of the essence. Armed with a mandate to clean up the streets, Acevedo is all business like the Beast’s right-hand clockwork Cogsworth. When the townspeople come to attack the castle, Cogsworth steps in to help direct the offensive. Meantime, Acevedo has been busy lately focusing on busting gang members and other hardened criminals.”
The full slideshow is something sweet, and almost kind, but ABC13 has asked Houstonians for their help in naming a Gaston.
However, the leading choice from commenters recently skipped town:
Check out “Beauty and the Beast” at a theater near you.
