IT’S BEEN OVER two months since the new live-action Beauty and the Beast broke Irish box office records on its opening weekend.

But people are still intrigued by the production… namely, the Beast.

That curiosity peaked on Tuesday when a behind-the-scenes documentary came out – and it included shots of the Beast before the CGI was applied

Actor Dan Stevens was walking around set in this massive suit

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LOOK at him there, trying to move on the dancefloor in this ridiculous getup

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Fair play.

The footage has gone viral in the last 24 hours – and people had so many important questions

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Would be tough to take things seriously when staring across at that.

Also, this

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The stilts, suit and weird hat thingy made his job so much harder

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And as much as you might like the Beast, Dan Stevens is probably a better dance partner

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Seeing the suit instead of the Beast definitely takes you out of the moment

It’s meme-worthy

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If a full movie with Stevens in a suit ever gets leaked we’d all watch it for the comedy

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The actor himself gives an insight into the challenges he faced on set with *that* suit.

His main complaint? His poor, poor calf muscles.

Worth it in the end.

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