It’s not often actors reveal information about what happens before the cameras start rolling on a major film, but Sir Ian McKellen has written about the table read for his new film, Beauty and the Beast.

Reading McKellen’s words you can tell he’s really excited about what’s to come, not least because he’ll be singing and dancing!

He took to Twitter to describe the first read through for the film’s cast.

With McKellen’s description and Josh Gad’s cast selfie, I’m starting to get really excited about this film.