#1
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:20pm
Will Smith to Helm ANNIE Movie Remake Starring Daughter Willow?
#2
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:26pm
If this is true, I have lost all respect for the Smiths.
#3
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:35pm
HELL. TO. THE. NO.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#4
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:39pm
Seriously, you can mess with The Karate Kid, but if you mess with something as remarkable, nay wonderful, as Annie...I just hope this idea gets flushed. And the sooner the better.
#5
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:44pm
I'll only watch it if she has a red clown wig and sings "Whip My Hair."
#6
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:49pm
Why are we bashing this so quickly? For all we know, she could be an amazing singer and actress.
#7
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:49pm
My initial response to this was a roll of the eyes at Will Smith's ever-reaching efforts to keep himself and his family in the public eye.
But then, this is really one of the best ways to survive in the industry today. Sure, it looks a little less pathetic when you can't see the star doing all the work, but let's face it- the majority of celebrities create their own buzz. They (or their publicists) call the paps to let them know where they're lunching, they're constantly making connections to get new jobs...heck, even many of our favorite broadway actors are out there auditioning over and over. Really, Smith is just keeping himself and his family relevant in order to stay at the top of the business. He's just loud about it.
As long as they don't bastardize the story, I'm cool with it. Or, maybe they'll do something kind of new and make it interesting...I mean, who knew West Side Story would be a lovable take on Romeo and Juliet? (Not to say that Annie is comparable to Shakespeare, but maybe we're reaching a point where the modern classics can be readdressed?)
Willow actually sounds like she could be pretty talented, if she would use her voice to sing legitimately. So we'll see...
But then, this is really one of the best ways to survive in the industry today. Sure, it looks a little less pathetic when you can't see the star doing all the work, but let's face it- the majority of celebrities create their own buzz. They (or their publicists) call the paps to let them know where they're lunching, they're constantly making connections to get new jobs...heck, even many of our favorite broadway actors are out there auditioning over and over. Really, Smith is just keeping himself and his family relevant in order to stay at the top of the business. He's just loud about it.
As long as they don't bastardize the story, I'm cool with it. Or, maybe they'll do something kind of new and make it interesting...I mean, who knew West Side Story would be a lovable take on Romeo and Juliet? (Not to say that Annie is comparable to Shakespeare, but maybe we're reaching a point where the modern classics can be readdressed?)
Willow actually sounds like she could be pretty talented, if she would use her voice to sing legitimately. So we'll see...
Updated On: 1/19/11 at 09:49 PM
#8
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:50pm
I'm all for it.
Updated On: 1/19/11 at 09:50 PM
#9
Posted: 1/19/11 at 9:56pm
Maybe he'll take it back to the comic and give us pirates and The Asp! And no, Punjab does not count as The Asp. I don't know who The Asp was, but "A Christmas Story" has convinced me he is the world's best friend to have.
#10
Posted: 1/19/11 at 10:50pm
NO MORE ANNIE. STOP IT.
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Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM
Next On The List :: Clybourne Park, Once, Streetcar, BOM
#11
Posted: 1/19/11 at 10:55pm
Wasn't Annie just remade? I am not sure that the world really need more Annie.
"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. "
--Sueleen Gay
#12
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:04pm
I whip my orphans back and forth. I whip my orphans back and forth. I whip my orphans back and forth. I whip my orphans back and forth.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#13
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:12pm
wonderwaiter - that's what they're replacing "Easy Street" with for Miss Hannigan 
#14
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:20pm
Updated On: 1/20/11 at 11:20 PM
#15
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:26pm
I was thinking it would work better in the "Little Girls" spot, myself!
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#16
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:40pm
As I saw on someone's Facebook:
Cecile will pick up all your weaves.
Cecile will pick up all your weaves.
#17
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:47pm
"The blond. No, the ginger braid I think."
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#18
Posted: 1/19/11 at 11:59pm
"I whip my orphans back and forth. I whip my orphans back and forth. I whip my orphans back and forth. I whip my orphans back and forth."
Hahahahahaha...this just made my day!
Hahahahahaha...this just made my day!
#19
Posted: 1/20/11 at 12:57am
we already have two wonderful Film adaptions that both did justice to the piece both adaptions with star studded cast although there were higher points in the remakes there is no need for a third one perhaps the smiths should attach themselves to the upcoming revival.
#20
Posted: 1/20/11 at 7:34am
What did they used to call this sort of thing in the movies in the 1970's? Black-ploitation?
#21
Posted: 1/20/11 at 7:48am
Of course on the bright side we now have the technology to digitally remove her pupils.
....but the world goes 'round
#22
Posted: 1/20/11 at 8:43am
wonderwaiter - That is probably the funniest thing I have ever read on the boards here. Thank you! :)
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#23
Posted: 1/20/11 at 8:59am
Willow Smith would actually be a great Annie. The kid's got moxie, charisma, street smarts and can actually sing.
#24
Posted: 1/20/11 at 9:15am
Everybody assumes it is the musical being remade, even the article. Could it in turn just be a re-adapatation of the comic book?
#25
Posted: 1/20/11 at 9:16am
I am so sick of the Smiths' smug, spoiled kids.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”
~ Muhammad Ali
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