Luke Evans says 'Excellence and the Monster' prequel 'will occur'

uke Evans guaranteed fans Thursday that the Gaston and LeFou prequel to "Excellence and the Monster" is as yet occurring and that it just has been postponed.

"It's been required to be postponed. 

"We need to respect these characters with the best story we might perhaps convey. It's simply waiting," 

Evans, 43, added. "It will work out. We're extremely amped up for it. Eventually soon, it will work out."

The prequel would tell the story of how LeFou and Gaston became companions.

Both Josh Stray, 41, and Evans will repeat their jobs as LeFou and Gaston

the two entertainers featured in the Emma Watson-drove 2017 surprisingly realistic film.

"To explore an account of those two individuals and furthermore new characters, 

 and afterward bring them straight up to the second where you meet them in the film has been an exhilarating encounter," Evans said.