Lady and the Tramp is one of many people's favorite Disney movies; with an adorable romantic story that kids and adults can both enjoy. The trouble is, the movie would be a pretty challenging title to give the live-action remake treatment to, considering the fact that the cast is entirely composed of canines.

But hey, that's hasn't stopped Disney from trying anyway. This week Disney revealed just who will be playing the characters in the 1955 classic movie, and it's safe to say that it's an impressive lineup of actors, and dogs as well!

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On the human side of the cast, Lady will be voiced by  Tessa Thompson, who played Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Endgame. Meanwhile, the Tramp will be played by Mullholland Drive star (and animal rights advocate) Justin Theroux.

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Not only that, but we also have Sam Elliot of A Star Is Born and The Big Lebowski, to play Trusty. Jock the Scottish terrier will be voiced by Ashley Jensen, Tibetan spaniel Peg will be played by Janelle Monae, and Bull will be voiced by Benedict Wong.

And Ben even took to Twitter to reveal how Disney cast him before the dog, and then found the pooch that best resembled the actor:

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And as for the dogs themselves, Lady will be played by a brown and beige cocker spaniel called Rose, while Tramp will be played by a terrier mix called Monte, who was rescued from a kill-shelter in New Mexico by Halo Animal Rescue before being transferred to a shelter in Phoenix. It was there that he was adopted by dog trainer Mark Forbes, who was working on the movie, and landed the role of a lifetime.

The news of the remake - along with the sight of so many adorable pooches - has left people eagerly anticipating the live-action remake:

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Although, some casting decisions were questioned:

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The movie is due to be directed by Charlie Bean, produced by Bringham Taylor and written by Andrew Bujalski, and will make its debut on the upcoming Disney+ streaming service, which will debut in November of 2019.

I can't wait to check out this canine caper when it's available to stream: and I'll be interested to see how they pull off the famous spaghetti scene.

Earlier this month, Disney announced that they were making a live-action remake of the classic animated movie, Lady and the Tramp.

"JUST ANNOUNCED: Get a first look at the live-action Lady and the Tramp and more Disney magic headed to #DisneyPlus in the latest issue of Disney twenty-three," the official Disney fan club wrote on Twitter, along with a poster of the upcoming film

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And as thrilled as people are to see a beloved Disney classic spawn its very own live-action remake, many fans are even more impressed by the fact that that Tramp is being played by a shelter dog named Monte.

Take a look at the trailer for the original version of Lady and the Tramp:

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According to some reports, Monte, a beautiful two-year-old terrier mix, was discovered earlier this summer by the movie producers after arriving at the HALO Animal Rescue shelter in Phoenix from their location in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

In a tweet, HALO confirmed that one of their former residents was officially going to Hollywood.

"It's our pleasure to help out our neighbors in NM," they wrote. "We still have a working relationship with them in fact to help dogs like Monte get adopted. And now he's a star!"

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And now the rescue shelter is using the pooch's unexpected fame to encourage more people to adopt dogs in need of a home.

Alongside photos of two recently adopted dogs, the organisation wrote on Facebook:

"Jewel and Louise found their furever homes at our HALO Pet Adoption Center this week. We're all so happy for them! This is also the adoption center where Monte, our movie star, was adopted from."

If you happen to be looking to adopt a dog, why not think about finding your new member of the family at HALO - who knows you might just end up being the owner of another little doggy star.

Even if you aren’t fully on board with the new slate of Disney remakes, they do at least provide an opportunity to appreciate classic movie scenes in a whole new light. Aladdin might have looked a bit strange, but there was something undeniably intriguing about the sight of a blue Will Smith prancing around Agrabah to the slightly stilted tune of "Prince Ali". Small wonder then, that as soon as another iconic sequence gets an update, everyone’s queuing up to get a look.

To the delight of dog lovers everywhere, a brand new trailer for the giant studio’s latest live-action update has finally dropped, featuring a computer-generated re-interpretation of two of cinema’s most iconic pooches. Lady and The Tramp is set to be available for streaming on Disney+ this November, and has already set tongues and tails wagging.

Check out the full trailer here:

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However, it isn’t just the prospect of discovering just how sinister a singing, CGI Siamese can be that’s getting audiences giddy. Featured in the brand new trailer for the feature, which dropped on Monday, fans were treated to a tantalizing insight into how the movie’s legendary “meatball scene” might play out. 

In the trailer, a giant plate of pasta is presented before the two titular characters, voiced in this version by Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux, before Tramp can be seen nudging a solitary meatball towards Lady. The clip stops just short of showing the spaghetti strand sharing that makes the scene such a tearjerker, but it’s exciting nonetheless. 

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In addition to the talents of Thompson and Theroux, the film also boasts the likes of Sam Elliot, Kiersey Clemons, Thomas Mann, Yvette Nicole Brown and Janelle Monáe - the latter of whom will be lending her pipes to rerecord the classic tune “He’s a Tramp” from the original. Even if you believe in leaving classics untouched, it’s hard not to get a little excited by that prospect.

Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about a difficult decision she made as a mother - rehoming her dog, Princess Pippi Longstocking, after a scary incident involving her son.

Speaking during a screening of her new film Die My Love in New York, the Oscar-winning actress revealed that motherhood had completely shifted her perspective on pet ownership.

The 35-year-old shared that her beloved chihuahua "did not like New York," adding: "I lived on 1st and 67th just to be near the park for her."

Jennifer Lawrence revealed that she rehomed her dog. Credit: Raymond Hall / Getty

Lawrence explains her decision to rehome her dog

The Hunger Games star, who shares three-year-old Cy and a second child born in 2024 with husband Cooke Maroney, admitted that an incident with one of her dogs biting her son deeply impacted how she views animals.

"One of them bit my son, and that made me want to obliterate every dog ever," she admitted, per Daily Mail. "After I had a kid, dogs became so scary, you know? It’s almost, like, I don’t recognize dogs right now. I just see them as a threat."

While she didn’t specify which dog was responsible, she confirmed that Princess Pippi Longstocking, whom she adopted in 2017, is safe, loved, and still part of the family, just from a safer distance.

In the same Q&A, Lawrence also confessed that she now finds herself more drawn to cats. “I have a cat and I feel like they're so misunderstood. They are a**holes and people who don't like that about cats are getting that that is what is so funny.”

Fans applaud “responsible” decision

Despite the heartbreaking nature of her story, fans online flooded to support Lawrence for putting her child’s safety first.

One Reddit user wrote: “Seems she was a responsible pet owner and mother and did what was best for everyone in the situation?”

Another echoed: “Good for her. So many people are in denial about what dogs can do to young children, even if they’re trained well."

A third added: "Seems like a rational decision after her son was bitten by a dog. And the dog lives with her parents so she can see her whenever."

Jennifer ended up marrying Cooke Maroney in 2019. Credit: Gotham/GC Images/Getty Images

Lawrence stars in Die My Love alongside Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield, and Nick Nolte.

The film, directed by Lynne Ramsay, follows a woman suffering from severe postpartum depression and psychosis after the birth of her first child.

Despite critical acclaim for her performance, it was revealed this week that Lawrence was not nominated for the Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards).

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Disney is in the process of remaking almost all of its classic movies one by one and turning them into live-action extravaganzas.

Now, news that will undoubtedly delight a lot of people has emerged in Deadline Hollywood: Tom Hanks is in talks to play Geppetto in the live-action remake of Pinocchio.

Cast your mind back to the trailer for the original, animated Pinocchio: 

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This comes after Variety reported that the project would be directed by Robert Zemickis back in 2018, making it the latest live-action remake from the movie powerhouse, with previous remakes including  Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.

If Hanks takes on the role, it would not be the first time that has worked with Zemeckis, with the pair previously joining forces for 1994's Forrest Gump, 2000's Cast Away and 2004's The Polar Express.

The original Pinocchio was released way back in 1940, and it was based on Carlo Collodi's children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio.

In case your memory needs refreshing, the story of Pinocchio centers on a woodcarver named Geppetto who makes a puppet of a young boy.

The puppet is later brought to life by a fairy, who tells Pinocchio that he can become a real boy if he proves himself to be "brave, truthful, and unselfish."

The script for the remake is being written by Chris Weitz, who will also produce the film with Andrew Miano through their company Depth of Field.

However, before Hanks potentially takes on the role, he will be portraying Colonel Tom Parker in Warner Bros. upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, Elvis.

The film is being shot in Australia, and unfortunately, while filming, Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson caught coronavirus earlier in the year, making them two of the first famous faces to admit they have the virus, but thankfully, they have both made a full recovery since then.