Thomas Mann Cast as Jim Dear in LADY AND THE TRAMP

Thomas Mann has been cast as Lady's human owner, Jim Dear, in Disney's live-action adaptation of LADY AND THE TRAMP according to Variety.

Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux have already been cast as Lady and the Tramp respectively. Kiersey Clemons is set to play Mann's wife, Darling.

Mann and Clemons' characters are live-action roles, but the majority of the cast will play CGI characters.

LADY AND THE TRAMP tells the story of an American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who lives with an upper-middle-class family, but is set astray when THE FAMILY has a baby. Lady ends up meeting a mongrel known as the Tramp on the streets. They embark on a romantic journey and eventually fall in love.

Charlie Bean is directing the film which is expected to debut on Disney's upcoming digital streaming service, which launches in 2019.

Best known for his role in the critically acclaimed "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl," Mann, who is best known for his role in ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, could most recently be seen in KONG: SKULL ISLAND. He is set to star in the Netflix crime drama "The Highwaymen."

Read the original article on Variety.

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