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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

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Final Annie Trailer – Quvenzhane Wallis is having a hard knock life

November 6, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

annie-international-posterThe new version of Annie isn’t too far away, with a Christmas release set for the film which takes the classic musical and updates it to the modern day. And with Will Smith and Jay-Z both involved with updating the score, it should also be a little funkier.

The plot also remains the same, with little orphan Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) having a hard-luck life in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx). In this version he’s running for office and initially just wants Annie so the press will see him being nice to an orphan, but he soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms. But then Annie’s real parents are found, or are they?

Will Gluck is directing from his own screenplay, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Emma Thompson. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

New Annie Posters Mix The Old And The New

September 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

annie-international-posterSony is hoping that this Christmas audiences will be in the mood for a classic musical with a modern twist when they unleash their new version of Annie. Now we get to take a fresh look with the international and domestic posters for the movie, which mix a classic look with the new cast.

The music has been given a bit of an update under the eye of Jay-Z and Will Smith, although Annie will still be wondering whether the sun will come out tomorrow and having a hard luck life.

The plot also remains the same, with orphan Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) living in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx). In this version he’s running for office and initially just wants Annie so the press will see him being nice to an orphan. However he soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms. But then Annie’s real parents are found, or are they?

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ACTORS: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Annie International Trailer – It’s still a hard knock life for the little orphan

April 15, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


During the development of a new version of Annie, the fact that Will Smith and Jay-Z were both involved with updating the score made them assume this would be a full-on hip hop take on the classic musical.

However the first trailers have been keen to show us it’s not going to be too far from the musical many know and love – the sun will still be coming out tomorrow and it remains a hard knock life, even if it is set in the modern day.

The plot also remains the same, with orphan Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) having a hard-luck life in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx). In this version he’s running for office and initially just wants Annie so the press will se him being nice to an orphan, but he soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms. And then Annie’s real parents are found, or are they?

Will Gluck is directing from his own screenplay, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Emma Thompson. Annie is currently set for release December 25th, 2014. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Annie Trailer – Cameron Diaz & Quvenzhané Wallis have a hard knock life

March 6, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The new version of Annie has always been slightly intriguing, with the 80s movie that was set in the 1930s brought up to date, with Will Smith and Jay-Z both involved with updating the score. Now we get out first taste of the movie, which seems keen to suggest that despite the shift in time, it’s not going to be too far from the musical many know and love – the sun will still be coming out tomorrow and it remains a hard knock life.

The plot also remains the same, with orphan Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) having a hard-luck life in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx). In this version he’s running for office and initially just wants Annie so the press will se him being nice to an orphan, but he soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms. And then Annie’s real parents are found, or are they?

Will Gluck is directing from his own screenplay, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Emma Thompson. Annie is currently set for release December 25th, 2014. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Octavia Spencer & Quvenzhane Wallis Up For Fathers And Daughters

February 5, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

octavia-spencerAaron Paul, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried have been attached to Fathers And Daughters for a few months, and now the cast has grown once more, as the news has come out of Berlin (via Variety) that Octavia Spencer, Quvenzhane Wallis And Diane Kruger have joined the movie.

The film is set in two different time periods, 25 years apart, in New York City. Crowe plays a famous novelist who is struggling to raise his five-year-old daughter, largely because he is battling mental illness. Amanda Seyfried is playing the adult daughter in present-day Manhattan, who is still coming to grips with her troubled childhood.

According to Variety, ‘Spencer will play the spirited head of the psychiatric clinic where Seyfried’s character counsels troubled children. Wallis will play a patient who hasn’t spoken a word for a year since her mother was murdered while Kruger will play the sister-in law of Crowe’s character, who blames him for the death of her sister.’

Gabriele Muccino is set to direct.

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ACTORS: Octavia Spencer, Quvenzhane Wallis, Diane Kruger, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul  DIRECTORS: Gabriele Muccino  

Rose Byrne In Talks To Join Jamie Foxx In Annie

July 19, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Rose-ByrneAfter a fairly long development process, the revamped movie version of the musical Annie is now coming together. Quvenzhané Wallis is already attached to star as the titular orphan, with Cameron Diaz as the horrible Miss Hannigan, and Jamie Foxx as Daddy Warbucks.

Now they may be joined by Rose Byrne, as Variety reports that she’s in early talks to play Grace, Warbucks’ assistant. Ann Reinking played the role in John Huston’s 1982 film version.

It’ll certainly be interesting to see what they do with the music in this version, as Will Smith and Jay-Z have been working behind the scene to update the score, although it’s not known yet quite how contemporary the tunes will become and whether we’ll get a hip-hop version of Tomorrow.

The plot remains the same though, with orphan Annie having a hard-luck life in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan. She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Daddy Warbucks, who initially doesn’t really want her, but soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms.

Will Gluck is directing from a screenplay he is currently rewriting, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Emma Thompson. Annie is currently set for release December 25th, 2014

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ACTORS: Rose Byrne, Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Sandra Bullock Circling Annie Remake As Miss Hannigan

June 13, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Sandra-BullockSandra Bullock was offered a role in the planned remake of Annie back in March, but she turned it down. Now she’s had a change of heart and THR reports that is in talks to join the musical, alongside Quvenzhané Wallis and Jamie Foxx.

She would play Miss Hannigan, the unpleasant, scheming woman who runs the orphanage that Annie (Quvenzhané Wallis) lives in before being taken in by Daddy Warbucks (Jamie Foxx). Carol Burnett played Miss Hannigan in the 1982 films version of Annie.

Will Gluck is set to direct the movie from a screenplay that he is currently rewriting. Emma Thompson wrote the original draft, which was rewritten by Aline Brosh McKenna.

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ACTORS: Sandra Bullock, Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Jamie Foxx May Be Daddy Warbucks in Annie Remake

April 30, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

jamie-foxxWhen a remake of Annie was announced, Willow Smith was set to star. She decided to step aside and Beasts Of The Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis stepped into the title role. Now the movie may have found its Daddy Warbucks, as Jamie Foxx is in early talks for the Sony Pictures musical.

With this modern day take changing things a little, Jamie Foxx will play a different version of Daddy Warbucks named Benjamin Stacks, who takes in the young orphan Annie. The project is based on Thomas Meehan’s Broadway stage play. The music will also be updated, with Jay-Z having helped renew the classic tunes.

It isn’t known when filming will begin, although Will Gluck is directing from a screenplay he is currently rewriting, based on an original draft by Emma Thompson and Aline Brosh McKenna.

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ACTORS: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

Beasts Of The Southern Wild’s Quvenzhane Wallis Up For Annie

February 9, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

quvenzhane-wallisBecoming the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee ever is an impressive achievement, and may well lead to a big career for Beasts Of The Southern Wild’s Quvenzhane Wallis. The nine-year-old is now up to replace the recently departed Willow Smith in the planned new version of the musical, Annie.

After being in development for so long that Smith is now too old for the role (it’s also suggested she wants to dial back of her career and just be a kid for a bit longer), things seems to be moving forward fast, with Easy helmer Will Gluck signing up to direct a few days ago. And now EW reports that Wallis is being considered for the lead. She doesn’t have the role yet, but she’s definitely in contention.

The film is a new take on the musical, with Will Smith and Jay-Z working together to give the story a more contemporary update, which presumably means the songs will be getting a bit of a hip-hop vibe.

CHECK OUT THESE RELATED ARCHIVES:
ACTORS: Quvenzhane Wallis  DIRECTORS: Will Gluck  FILMS: Annie (2014)  

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