The Beast Without CGI Is Just A Bloke In A Morph Suit With A Big Ol’ Butt

Ahh, Beauty & the Beast. That damn remake really captured everyone’s hearts, huh? Those lush costumes, the incredible sets. 

And the cast! Who could forget Emma Watson as the beautiful Stockholm syndrome-sufferer, Ewan McGregor as the horny candle, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as the sexy feather duster, and Dan Stevens as the…

As the…

Hmm. 

Best thing ever! I now want to watch the whole movie with @thatdanstevens just in the ugly suit. Love this movie more and more daily. pic.twitter.com/oXKQgZ077b

— Harlee (@albionscastle) May 24, 2017

What your visual cortex is currently attempting to make sense of is British actor Dan Stevens in a motion-capture suit for his role as every furry’s CGI dream man, the Beast. Only it’s gotta be said, he’s looking a lot less dreamy and a lot more…

Thicc?

I finally can say that @thatdanstevens and I have the same body shape. pic.twitter.com/Yfaj5PydRx

— Perkins (@theonewitheone) May 24, 2017

Admittedly some other neat stuff has also come out of the behind-the-scenes footage from the film, including GIFs of the fairly sophisticated facial expression capture program at work.

“The Beast is this incredible kind of creation that Dan Stevens developed.” ?? pic.twitter.com/qhnhchG8Mr

— cumberbatch lives (@cumberbatchlive) May 24, 2017

But mostly, watching a grown man in a lumpy grey proto-Beast suit prowl around a ballroom with the seriousness and gravity of a true Artiste is just hilarious. 

crying watching Dan Stevens in his CGI suit
HHAHAHAHAAHA pic.twitter.com/ZKI9cf3LDE

— Shoyuko (@ShoyukoTakirin) May 24, 2017

You vs. the guy Emma Watson told you not to worry about pic.twitter.com/eMvRy7NMf2

— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 24, 2017

how did emma watson manage to keep a serious face the entire time pic.twitter.com/jL4jbJ1rMu

— FREDDY (@FreddyAmazin) May 24, 2017

How indeed. Nice pogo shoes, Stevens! Ya big grey dummy! Can’t wait to see your next incredible transformation!