Simone spent five months of 2015 as part of the cast filming the much-anticipated Disney film Beauty and the Beast at Shepparton Studios, London.  Directed by Bill Condon (Dream Girls, Gods and Monsters) and choreographed by Anthony Van Laast (Song and Dance, Joseph, Sister Act, Mamma Mia), the film stars Emma Watson, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline and Ewan McGregor.  Disney has announced Beauty and the Beast will be released in cinemas March 2017.