Howard Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright and lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several films, notably animated features for Disney, Ashman writing the lyrics and Menken composing the music.
Live action version of the 1989 Disney movie, the tone of the movie would be inspired by dark fantasy movies like "Labyrinth", "The Dark Crystal" and "Pan's Labyrinth". There would be differences in the plot, trying to stick closer to the original fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
