(CelebNMusic247-News) Jamie Foxx Negotiating Daddy Warbucks Role for “Annie” Remake
White House Down star Jamie Foxx is already eyeing the next role and it looking like he will be taking on the role of Daddy Warbucks in the upcoming Annie remake.
Word is, Jamie is in talks with Will Smith and Jay-Z to take on the role in the adaptation of Annie big screen film. Quvenzhané Wallis has already been cast as Annie herself this past February, and now Jamie. This film seems to be coming together nicely.
Here’s the drop:
The Django Unchained star Jamie Foxx is in talks to star as Daddy Warbucks – the rich man who unofficially adopts spunky orphan Annie – in the film. Only, he won’t be named Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks anymore, because that’s sort of outdated now; instead, the character will be named Benjamin Stacks, presumably because he has stacks and stacks of Benjamins lying around his house. Gotta admit, the name fits.
Foxx has received an offer from the studio, and is currently negotiating the deal. As previously reported, Smith, his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Jay-Z are producing the film, and Friends With Benefits director Will Gluck will be directing. It’s set to begin shooting later this year for a holiday 2014 release.
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