A Broadway classic that has delighted audiences for generations comes to the big screen with a new, contemporary vision in Columbia Pictures’ musical comedy, Annie. Director/Producer/Screenwriter Will Gluck teams with producers James Lassiter, Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith, and Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Jay Brown, and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith with a modern telling that captures the magic of the classic characters and original show that won seven Tony Awards. Celia Costas serves as Executive Producer. Gluck is currently revising the film’s screenplay, which was written by Emma Thompson and rewritten by Aline Brosh McKenna based on the musical stage play “Annie,” book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and on “Little Orphan Annie,” © and ® Tribune Media Services, Inc.
Also starring in Annie are Rose Byrne as Grace, Stacks’ brilliant vice president and Bobby Cannavale as Guy, Stacks’ shrewd and scheming political consultant. Also joining the cast are Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje as Nash, Amanda Troya as Pepper, Eden Duncan Smith as Isabella, Nicolette Pierini as Mia, and Zoe Colletti as Tessie.
Annie’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Michael Grady (Friends with Benefits, Notorious, Easy A), production designer Marcia Hinds (Easy A, 28 Days, Friends with Benefits), editor Tia Nolan (Spanglish, Friends with Benefits, TV’s The Michael J. Fox Show), and costume designer Renée Ehrlich Kalfus (Friends with Benefits, The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3, Chocolat).
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