Annie trailer

[RW3]

Posted: 3/4/14 at 7:50pm

OH. Good. God
http://www.etonline.com/movies/144057_Annie_Promo_with_Jamie_Foxx_and_Quvenzhane_Wallis/index.html

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 3/4/14 at 7:55pm

Will Stacks "Why you runnin'?"
Annie "It gets me places quicker."

CLASSIC WRITING!

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 3/4/14 at 8:02pm

Still waiting for Jersey Boys to start it's marketing campaign!

[SporkGoddess]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 5:10pm

Aw man, I liked the name Benjamin Stacks so much better.

[amoni]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 6:32pm

"CLASSIC WRITING!"

Courtesy of Academy Award winning screenwriter Emma Thompson

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 6:55pm

I can't tell if you're defending that garbage or not, amoni.

[pli1018]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:18pm

Well...the full trailer is out: http://www.slashfilm.com/annie-trailer/

Oh boy.

Of note, the press release makes no mention of Emma Thompson as the screenwriter anymore. Updated On: 3/5/14 at 07:18 PM

[RW3]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:39pm

WHAT.THE.HELL

[beautywickedlover]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:45pm

Sandra Bullock definitely dodged a bullet by turning the role of Miss Hannigan down.

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:47pm

I won't lie. I'm intrigued...although Diaz as Hannigan looks like a dud.

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:54pm

Is it bad that I actually loved it? Except for Cameron Diaz, that is...

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:55pm

Emma Thompson hasn't been the sole screenwriter of the film for a long time. Her initial draft was re-written over two years ago by Aline Brosh McKenna (who adapted THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA). When Will Gluck came on board to direct a year later, he re-wrote McKenna's version, so much of what Thompson contributed is likely no longer intact.

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:58pm

I honestly don't think it looks awful.....when i first heard about it i thought for sure it would suck, but it actually seems halfway decent. The writing in some spots could've been better, but it seems like there's something there.

[ljay889]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 7:59pm

At least it looks like it follows the general storyline.

[matttaylorr021]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 8:41pm

Does it though?

[Up In One]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 8:42pm

Well at least we now know why they'd make another Annie. The trailer plays like a comedy you'd take your kids to and not hate. They barely suggest its a musical which is another plus in the marketing. The original Annie was a wonderful retro stage musical for its time and both movie versions were to me insufferable. This looks kinda cool. Bright and shiny I'm not counting it out.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 8:45pm

That was a fun trailer. It's cool to hate everything so I'm sure everyone else will hate it and everything about it, but I thought it looked cute and the Facebook joke at the end made me laugh out loud. So, yeah.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 8:56pm

I know the songs are the most recognizable part of it but since they went ahead and changed everything else, I would have preferred it if they wrote all new songs for this adaptation. Who knows, they might have come up with something better than the original ones.

[afrye]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 8:58pm

I do happen to like what Jay Z's done with the music, from what we've heard anyway. I'll reserve a final judgement until the actual release.

It does seem pretty bland so far - right down to the cinematography. Nothing eye popping. Will Gluck has surprised me before; out of the two f*** buddy comedies that came out that year, Friends With Benefits was definitely more of an inspired take.

Also, the idea of Bobby Cannavale and Cameron Diaz singing Easy Street gets me pretty hot and bothered. Just sayin'.

[matttaylorr021]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 9:20pm

I don't think he is playing the Rooster character. It looked like he is playing Will Stacks' campaign manager. For all we know there will be no Easy Street.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 9:24pm

I liked the trailer when it was linked in that other thread too.

[afrye]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 10:15pm

@matttaylorr021 You are correct in that he's playing a new character but he uploaded a photo on his Instagram months ago of him in the recording studio singing that song.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 10:22pm

Hate to say it: It looks pretty good. HATING Cameron Diaz though!

[tazber]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 10:43pm

I liked it. I have a feeling that the only 2 songs to survive will be Hard Knock Life and Tomorrow. But I'm curious to see how they fill out the score.

Either way, let's not forget that Annie is a family musical and it's always been pretty corny/cheesy.

It works best when played straight.

Updated On: 3/5/14 at 10:43 PM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 3/5/14 at 10:46pm