Orphan
Annie is back on the big screen this
Christmas, and this time she's got a whole new look.
The traditionally red-haired little girl has received the
Hollywood makeover, with
Beasts of the Southern Wild's Oscar-nominated
Quvenzhané Wallis introducing the musical star to a whole new generation.
Set in modern day
New York, this singing and dancing foster kid is living under the cruel care of
Cameron Diaz as
'Miss Hannigan', whilst
Jamie Foxx's business tycoon mayoral candidate
'Will Stacks', is a contemporary re-imagining of
'Daddy Warbucks' from the original musical comedy-drama.
In the 1982 feature film, which was adapted from the
Broadway musical of the same name,
Aileen Quinn played the titular
'Annie', with
Carol Burnett infamously playing the evil
'Miss Hannigan'.
All these incarnations were based on the 1924 newspaper cartoon strip,
Little Orphan Annie, by
Harold Gray, so it'll be interesting to see what the kids of today think of this contemporary retelling.
When this orphan is taken in by the mayoral hopeful to as a
PR ploy to improve his ratings, can
Annie's sun-will-come-out-tomorrow personality show her faux foster father there's more to life than money and politics? You'll just have to watch and see.
These cheery, and very red, billboards for the new
Annie movie were first snapped at
Sunset & Vine in
Hollywood on October 25, plus later along
San Vicente Boulevard, Melrose Avenue, Highland Avenue and
Beverly Glen Boulevard through November 23, 2014.
Daily Billboard likes the fun touch of a joyful
Annie leaping over and providing the dot over the
'i' of the film title.
This remake of
Annie isn't the only big screen musical hitting cinemas this holiday season, as
Disney's Into the Woods will open a week later on
Christmas Day, so it looks like it will be a sing off for box office supremacy.
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