Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp' gender-swap reboot with Ashley Jensen sure to raise eyebrows
Ashley Jensen is the first actor to join the cast of Disney's upcoming live-action movie remake of its 1955 classic 'Lady and the Tramp'. The movie is set to launch sometime in the Fall of 2019 and will release directly through Mouse House's yet unnamed streaming service. However, what is interesting about the remake is that it will gender swipe the character of Jock, the amiable Scottish terrier, and name it as Jackie to whom Jensen will supposedly lend her voice.
The remake will blend the live-action actors with CGI animals, a lot like what Mouse House's other live-action remakes of the animated classics have been doing. The film is being considered to be one of the first Disney Originals which will be available across the country through Mouse House streamer, and won't run in any theatres being exclusive to the service that will include film and TV content from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. It is being written by Andrew Bujalski ('Computer Chess') and directed by Charlie Bean ('The Lego Ninjago Movie') although casting is still in progress, and is being produced by Brigham Taylor.