According to THR Charlie Bean , who directed The Lego Ninjago Movie , is going to the dogs. Bean has closed a deal to helm the live-action/CG hybrid remake of Disney’s animated classic Lady and the Tramp. Brigham Taylor, who worked on the studio’s remake of The Jungle Book , is producing the project, which is looking to be made for Disney’s digital streaming service that will launch in 2019. The service will have four to six movies a year among content that will include film and TV offerings from Disney brands Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. The fact that a remake of such a marquee and essential Disney title such as Lady and the Tramp will likely head to the service is another example of how serious the company is taking its streaming platform’s content. (Disney also recently hired Jon Favreau to write and executive produce a live-action Star Wars television series.) Lady and the Tramp, released in 1955, told the love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a st...
