{"id":139576,"date":"2019-11-17T15:49:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T20:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=139576"},"modified":"2019-11-17T15:49:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T20:49:23","slug":"janelle-monae-talk-lady-and-the-tramp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/janelle-monae-talk-lady-and-the-tramp\/","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Mon\u00e1e Talk Lady and the Tramp"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Currently playing on the Disney+ platform from Walt Disney Pictures is\u00a0Lady and the Tramp<\/strong>, the live-action remake of the classic animated film voiced by Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Disney+\u2019s \u201cLady and the Tramp,\u201d a timeless re-telling of the 1955 animated classic, a pampered house dog and a tough but lovable stray embark on an unexpected adventure and, despite their differences, grow closer and come to understand the value of home. Life is good for Lady, an overachieving American Cocker Spaniel who resides in an upscale suburban neighborhood. Her owners, Jim Dear and Darling, spoil her daily and her neighbors, Jock, an outspoken Scottish Terrier and Trusty, a world-weary Bloodhound, are always within barking distance.<\/p>\n

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But when a baby enters the picture, Lady is no longer the center of attention, and the arrival of cat-loving Aunt Sarah only complicates matters. Lady soon finds herself alone on the streets in an unwelcoming part of town. Fortunately, Tramp steps in, and the streetwise mongrel is quick to teach her the ways of the world. Before long, the prim and proper pure bred and the fast-talking mutt are partaking in moonlight strolls in the park and romantic spaghetti dinners by candlelight. Tramp savors the independence of a world without leashes or fences alongside his roguish friends Peg and Bull, but Lady misses the comfort and safety of a family, and soon both must decide where \u2013 and with whom \u2013 they belong.<\/p>\n

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The film stars Tessa Thompson<\/strong>\u00a0as Lady, Justin Theroux<\/strong>\u00a0as the Tramp, Thomas Mann<\/strong>\u00a0as Jim Dear, Kiersey Clemons<\/strong> as Jim\u2019s wife Darling, Ashley Jensen<\/strong>\u00a0as Jackie the Scottish Terrier, Benedict Wong<\/strong> voicing Bull, an English bulldog, Sam Elliott<\/strong> as the voice of Trusty the Bloodhound, Janelle Monae<\/strong> as the voice of Peg the Pekingese, Yvette Nicole Brown<\/strong> as Aunt Sarah, Adrian Martinez<\/strong> as Elliot and Arturo Castro<\/strong> as Marco.<\/p>\n

Charlie Bean<\/strong> (The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Tron Uprising) directed the live-action\/CG hybrid film from a script by Andrew Bujalski<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Blackfilm.com correspondent Sidnee Michelle spoke with<\/strong>\u00a0Janelle Monae and Wandaland creative collaborators Nate \u201cRocket\u201d Wonder and Roman GianArthur who wrote\/produced, and helped with vocals on the songs featured in the film.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n