>>> emma thompson blasts hollywood.inner takes aim at unrealistic expectations for women saying it's only getting worse when it comes to weight. why she threatened to walk off the set over the issue. ♪ >>> the tech tool so many use to measure fitness and calorie burn. how accurate are they? we're going back in the chamber to test just how well they work. the results right here in just moments. ♪ >>> and get ready. katie holmes here live one-on-one opening up about the role of a lifetime playing jackie kennedy and before she hits primetime, jenna elfman here live with a very special friend. they're here to say -- >> good morning, america. >> i know. good morning, america. hump day. halfway there to wednesday and always great to have david muir here with us. doing double duty. [ applause ] >> you know, it really is great to have david here and i was like, man, david, you remind me of somebody. i just got a chance to talk to the other day and i think we have -- maybe we have a little something -- look at that haircut, man.

but somebody you will not see returning is emma thompson.lan brickman who played her husband, it would be too sad. >> we love to see actors struggle with that doctor speak and pretend to save lives but did you know that sometimes the stars take what they learned and help people in real life? listen to these stories. >> we don't just entertain. we save lives. >> dr. clemmons? i saw this person fall and i looked at him and said oh, i know what to do right now. >> i feel like i could be more of help in an emergency than if i had inform taken this job. >> first responder on chicago fire, makes you think yeah, that the guy you want around and in a real life crisis. after all, he's had some training. >> maybe two weeks at the fire academy in chicago where they trained the actual firefighters. >> saved a life. >> i didn't save a life. >> call a spade a spade. >> that's a huge exaggeration. >> she is being modest. night shift jill flynn wasn't acting when she came to the rescue of a fellow party-goer. >> someone had too much on new year's eve. they

. >> reporter: oscar winner, emma thompson pours herself into the role of mrs.man, what more could either of us want to play, than something that contains tea. >> what time is it? >> madam gardarode, played by audra mcdonald. ♪ >> what i love about this, this, reimagining of beauty and the beast, i feel look you are getting more of a back story about the characters. >> reporter: stanley tucci plays her husband. you said you wanted to do it if you don't have to sing. >> i don't sing. i don't sing in the movie. it's great for everyone. everyone benefits. >> reporter: despite fans, some criticize a love story that begins with a woman being held prisoner. >> you have taken me as your prisoner, now you want to have dinner with me? are you insane? >> i told you to join me for dinner. >> i told you no. >> belle are gugues with beast t everything. and by the way it is beast that does the transforming. belle doesn't change. belle stays the same. >> reporter: no matter how modern audiences interpret the fresh version of an age old tale, what endures is the love story. >>

knows day, the mini sequel will feature kira nightly, colin first, hugh grant, liam neice and, emma thompsonprobably not be in it, because her character love interest played by allen rick man died country on red knows day may 25th. >> and also, congratulations are in order for rue pal. personality, revealing that he secretly married his long time partner, george almost bar in january. been together for 23 years, where did they meet of course on the dance floor at the limelight club in 1994. >> trending for cover boards, now warning for people with their headphones, do you see what happened to this woman? hereford phones exploded on airplane from china to australia. she was napping. listening to music, when all the sudden the headphones started sparking, they caught on fire officials think it was the battery inside the headphones to blame. she also has blisters on her hand from the fire. the brand of the headphones wasn't named, but we're told that they did u lbatteries thatd these problems. >> new book coming out one of president trump's ex-wives set to publish a book, not about politics, ab

our human forms we got to be on setting to and it became really close and sir ian mckellen and emma thompson what a story to tell. it just looks like you're having a ball. >> you did. >> the movie is incredible to watch as a family, just so fun. >> the music, the sets, the costumes, everything is incredible. >> thank you. >> i don't know where you keep all of the awards. keep it going. and "beauty and the beast" is it theaters today. >> today. >> and everyone in the audience, you know what, they're going home with a pair of imax tickets. [ applause ] 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs. pick out the right one and drive it right down the middle of pure michigan. your golf trip begins at michigan.org. >>> welcome back on "good we'vee an gloria who is turning 60. we're back with julie andrews, she has a great new show. alex bald

got to be on set together and it became really -- and you have people like sir ian mckellen and emma thompson what a story to tell. i mean, it just looks like you're having a ball. >> you did. >> the movie is incredible to watch too. as a family, it's just so fun. >> the music, the sets, the costumes, everything is incredible. >> thank you. >> i don't know where you keep all of the awards. keep it going. and "beauty and the beast" is in theaters today. >> today. >> and everyone in the audience, you know what, you're going home with a pair of imax tickets. (vo) what if this didn't have to happen? i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back? what if our car... could stop itself? in iihs front-end crash prevention testing, nobody beats the subaru impreza. not toyota. not honda. not ford. the all-new subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. >>> back here on "good morning america," lots of st. patrick's day love. we have an irishman and gloria, who is turning -- >> 60. >>> good morning. we're off to a cooler start but a warmer ending. 60s near the coast. mid to low 70s. get outside. toda

you have emma thompson. emma watson. stanley, dan stevens. >> what a diverse cast.men. >> the old white people and the younger white people. >> brunette white people. >> all the moxies. >> you're filming with daisy ridley, who is in the upcoming "star wars" and you've been grilling her. >> on instagram and twitter. >> tries to get information out of daisy riddler. >> j.j. abrams. >> about what "star wars" will be it. plays it dry and flat. it is funny. >> chris pat. >> chris pratt. >> have you allowed her? >> i think she's at the breaking point. she does, like, when she gets to the breaking point, you know daisy, she goes for bad puns. >> i don't. >> gad. >> oh, my gosh. >> gad zooks. i'm like, daisy, you can do better than that. that's a joke i'd make. you gadfly. >> i don't believe in gad. >> that's my wife's motto. >> it is a joke, folks. >> gad is right here. how can i deny he exists? he's right here. >> any inside info on "frozen 2"? >> you have to tell us. i have a 4-year-old at home. >> here's the thing about "frozen 2,". >> this time it is personal. >> yeah.

and but we were together all together for a week, ewan mcgregor and emma thompson all together for aon instagram tweeted his pictures. looks like you had a lot of laughs behind the scenes. >> it was one of the best weeks of my life. >> that's saying something because you've been in over 100 flips that we have just adored seeing you in all different types of characters and all different type of the people you're working with. do you have a favorite set, movie set? you were talking about ha. >> that was really fun. when we did prada" that was probably -- as far as like big rather hollywood movies go, that was pretty great. >> got approval right there. >> you liked that one? >> how do you keep a straight face. >> we didn't. >> meryl streep doing miranda. >> actually there is one -- there's one little piece where you can see emily laughing in the background. >> really. >> yes. >> we'll keep an eye out for that. >> something else we need to keep an eye out for "feud." you're in that. how did you get involved with that. >> i don't know. they called up and said do you want to play jack warn

the new nw live action remake of disney'ss beauty and beast features alltul star emma watson, emma thompson prince who learns what it w means to love.e kevin mccarthy i can say thatayt real easily sits down with theie actor. >> good to see you. see >> all star cast.cast. >> sometimes i'm in interview ii get super surprised by a momentn because when i'm sitting therent talking to the actor who plays the beast in the film daninhe fl stevens, i just assumed that tht voice was done in a compute.ompe because how does human being geg their voicing to that low i i figure maybe he mouthed it onses and they digitally made it or o add add bunch of effects to it i that's really his voice. voi add a little bit of base.f be. now the crazy thing is, fors, f people who don watch this film dan stevens wass there for many of sceness specifically dan sequence withu him and bell he had to stand on 10-inch stilts and learn thernhe waltz on those stilts. ts. first he learn them on feet. he learn them on the stilts he'' much taller and broader thanerha obviously the character -- actor who played him.wh i spoke t

we're going to start with emma thompson.re on actresses to be thin. she once threatened to quit a movie over the issue, while taking a stand for a fellow actress. >> there was a wonderful actress i was working on something. and the producer said to her, will you lose some weight. she was exquisite. and i said to them, if you speak to her about this again, on any level, i will leave this picture. you are never to do that. >> emma says it's only getting worse. she revealed when people ask her about her weight, she replays, do you want model? now, to alec baldwin. he has chemistry with an adapta they first met. when i met tina fey, i had the same reaction that i'm surey in love. baldwin asked a colleague if she was sickngle. they pointed to tina's husband. while it wasn't in the cards for alec baldwin, they have gone on to work together. >>> leonardo dicaprio. and the internet has spotted his latest doppelganger. you know who that young man is? that's jack nicholson's son, ray. 25 years old. he has a similar style to leo. and t

emma thompson. ainsley: no angela lands burrbury? >> not in this one. brian: i levied her in murder shmurdershe wrote. i heard they bailed out of a major purchase. you say they are still really entranced by it? steve: what is china trying to do to tinseltown? >> so here's the interesting thing about what's happening in china. a lot of talk about box office in china becoming bigger than the united states. certain films being tailor made for the chinese audience. three films i looked up i thought was very interesting. warcraft for example was a movie that 'did 220 million in china alone. only 47 million here in the u.s. the great wall which is a film i reviewed recently on your show with matt damon that did 170 million in china but only 44 million in the u.s. i feel like there are films being made specifically for china. but with american actors. so it's an interesting thing that's happening. but then there is another side to the story. "star wars" had an example where their mone movie made morn the u.s. than china. certain films are certain made for the

i was more focused on the supporting mcgregor, emma thompson is mrs. potts, that stuff is amazing.look at. i just hoped for a stronger performer in that role. and, by the way, to show you how much is movie's meant to me over the years, sandra, this movie has meant so much to me as well because my mom and i danced to "beauty and the beast" at my wedding back in october so a couple of weeks ago i sat down with the composer who wrote the music for that film, alan mankin and an hour beforehand i was told he had a piano, told my mom to be by her phone, she had no idea, and then this moment happened. watch this. ♪ as old as time ♪ barely even friends and somebody bends unexpectedly ♪ just a little change ♪ neither one prepared ♪ beauty and... jill. >> oh, jill, don't cry. >> oh, gosh, that was our moth r mother-son wedding dance song. >> i know, he told me. >> the power of facetime. very, very cool. >> how close is this film to the original? if you loved the original, is it true to it? >> that's the interesting part is the original was i think a little under an hour and a half. this new