Tessa Thompson is everywhere these days, and she’s not going away any time soon. the Thor: Ragnarok star just joined another high-profile project – Disney’s live-action remake of animated classic Lady and the Tramp.
Thompson will lend her voice to the beloved cocker spaniel, Lady. She lives with a refined, upper-middle-class family until being set astray while her owners are away. That’s when Lady ends up meeting a stray mongrel called the Tramp. The two embark on a romantic journey and eventually fall in love.
In addition to Thompson, the new Lady and the Tramp film also stars Justin Theroux as Tramp and Kiersey Clemons as Lady’s owner Darling. It is expected to debut on Disney’s upcoming digital streaming service, which won’t launch until 2019.
Tessa Thompson starred in hit teen series Veronica Mars, but really rose to prominence in 2014, after playing the lead in Dear White People. She started getting more high-profile roles following this indie hit, and later joined big blockbusters reed and Thor: Ragnarok.
The live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp isn’t the only high-profile project she’ll be appearing in soon. Thompson was also recently cast in the new Men in Black spin-off.
