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Sequel pretty much being ruled out, Emma Watson has an idea what Belle might be up to in the future and it seems like a good one to us.

Belle herself reckons the Disney princess – who's not actually a princess – will be still hanging around the greatest library in the whole world and teaching.

I always thought that Belle would become a teacher and she would run the library in the castle and open it up to the village. This was where I was going, Emma told

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That sounds like a fitting future for the character, but it doesn't seem like Emma's idea will make the big screen. Disney bosses are thought to be wary about doing a sequel, due to the mixed reception for

However, Disney hasn't ruled out possible spin-off and prequel scenarios according to its president of production Sean Bailey – so we better get Emma onto ideas for those.

There's already been a seed planted for a possible prequel when director Bill Condon added a little nugget of information about Belle's family backstory to his live-action version of Disney's 1990s animated classic. Spoilers follow after the photo...

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The moment in question happens when the Beast shows Belle a book that can take her anywhere in the world, and she sadly picks the Paris of my childhood.

In the heartbreaking scene the pair stumble upon a plague doctor's mask, which leads to a flashback where Belle's mother urges her husband to leave their plague-ridden home – a plague which proves fatal for Belle's mother.

It's pretty much a given that it will be a success no matter what direction Disney decides to go with it, as

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