{"id":65976,"date":"2013-06-12T16:29:50","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T16:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/06\/12\/sandra-bullock-in-talks-to-join-jamie-foxx-quvenzhane-wallis-in-annie-remake\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:21:20","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:21:20","slug":"sandra-bullock-in-talks-to-join-jamie-foxx-quvenzhane-wallis-in-annie-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sandra-bullock-in-talks-to-join-jamie-foxx-quvenzhane-wallis-in-annie-remake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandra Bullock in talks to join Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis in ‘Annie’ remake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sandra Bullock in talks to join Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis in ‘Annie’ remake<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

June 12, 2013<\/p>\n

Source: TheWrap<\/a><\/p>\n

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Oscar winner Sandra Bullock<\/strong> is in early discussions to play Miss Hannigan in Sony and Overbrook Entertainment’s remake of “Annie<\/strong>,” two individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hannigan, of course, is the mean woman who runs the orphanage where Annie and her friends live. Carol Burnett <\/strong>played the role in the original 1982 film, and Sony has sought to cast an actress with comedic chops and international appeal.<\/p>\n

What’s especially interesting about Bullock’s potential casting is that she initially passed on the role. Now insiders tell TheWrap that Bullock is back at the negotiating table for a family film that may wind up a holiday hit.<\/p>\n

Will Smith<\/strong> and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter<\/strong> are producing Will Gluck<\/strong>‘s updated musical, which stars Quvenzhane Wallis<\/strong> (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) as the titular orphan, who was originally supposed to be played by Smith’s daughter Willow. Jamie Foxx<\/strong> will play NYC mayoral hopeful Benjamin Stacks, a variation on the Daddy Warbucks character.<\/p>\n

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Sony had no comment, while a representative for Bullock, who is traveling with the actress in Europe, did not reply to numerous requests for comment.<\/p>\n

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The “Annie” remake is the rare musical designed to appeal to African-American audiences, which also made a sleeper hit out of Bullock’s 2009 drama “The Blind Side<\/strong>,” which grossed $255 million in the U.S. alone.<\/p>\n

Gluck is directing from a script by Emma Thompson<\/strong> and Aline Brosh McKenna<\/strong> that the filmmaker recently revised to suit his vision for the movie, which is expected to start production this fall. “Annie” will hit theaters on Christmas Day 2014.<\/p>\n

Joining Jay-Z and Smith as producers are the latter’s Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter<\/strong> and Jada Pinkett Smith<\/strong>, as well as Marcy Media’s Jay Brown<\/strong> and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith<\/strong>. Sony’s Andrea Gianatti<\/strong> and Devon Franklin<\/strong> are overseeing for the studio.<\/p>\n

Bullock, who is coming off another supporting turn in “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<\/strong>,” next stars opposite Melissa McCarthy<\/strong> in the buddy cop comedy “The Heat<\/strong>,” which 20th Century Fox opens June 28. She’s also expected to be in the awards mix this year for Alfonso Cuaron<\/strong>‘s “Gravity<\/strong>,” which Warner Bros. will release on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

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