Emma Watson has spoken: Belle is better than Cinderella Cinderella might want to stay in her own little corner after Watson’s latest comments. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2jVxrSR In a cover story for Total Film , the star of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast explains why she signed on to tell a “tale as old as time” after she turned down the 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella , which starred Lily James and Cate Blanchett.