Having assessed this one, we think we're on Team Beyoncé. If you're going to cast Beyoncé Knowles in a movie, you have to offer her the main part. Knowles doesn't open for anybody else on stage, and nor does she sit below the billing of anybody else on screen. She's one of the very few genuine A-listers under the age of 50 in the entertainment world, and the offer she received from Disney for 'Beauty and the Beast' seems borderline insulting.
Knowles wasn't offered the part of Belle - a part that she'd probably have accepted. Instead, they'd asked her if she'd be interested in playing Plumette; a role which would eventually go to Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Bill Condon, who directed the film, confirmed that she'd said 'no' because it wasn't a big enough part for her. Scathingly, he added that he felt it was a shame because 'she'd have made a good feather duster.' Ouch!