Watch the trailer for the new ‘Annie’ movie
By Nick Levine
The first trailer for the new big screen adaptation of Annie has been released. Watch it below.
Produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z, the film is a contemporary re-imagining of the classic stage musical and stars ten-year-old Quvenzhané Wallis (Oscar-nominated for 2012’s Beasts of the Southern Wild) as the titular orphan.
The two-and-a-half minute trailer features glimpses of Wallis’s Annie singing the two most well-known songs from the much-loved musical, Tomorrow and It’s A Hard Knock Life.
Alongside Wallis, Cameron Diaz plays baddie Miss Hannigan, while Jamie Foxx co-stars as Will Stacks, a character based on the original’s wealthy politician Daddy Warbucks. The supporting cast includes Bobby Cannavale and Rose Byrne.
Will Gluck (Friends With Benefits, Easy A) directed from a script which had input from Emma Thompson.
Annie is set to open in US cinemas on December 19 before getting a UK release on February 6, 2015.
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