They really did it. Producers Will Smith and Jay Z remade Annie and cast Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) in the lead. We have the trailer now as proof. Though the teaser feels like a Funny or Die parody to begin with, those tunes from the classic musical are just too infectious to deny. Coupled with […]
Continue reading
Tag Archives: will smith
Will Smith turns down ‘Independence Day 2’ (for real this time)
February 10, 2014 
0 Comments
Will Smith has declined the opportunity to star in Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day sequel, Deadline reports. When the project was first announced, Smith was adamant about not appearing in it. Then, After Earth flopped, and suddenly he was open to the possibility of revisiting his very first hit film. Now, some time has passed, and Smith has decided to […]
Continue readingSony luring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence back for Bad Boys 3
December 12, 2013 0 Comments
Sony Pictures is in talks with David Guggenheim to pen the script for a third Bad Boys movie, Deadline reports. It’s just one of new production co-president Michael De Luca’s ploys to improve the studio’s tentpoles. That strategy, as Deadline puts it, is “spending money on hot writers,” and Safe House scribe Guggenheim is certainly that. Sony wants Will […]
Continue readingMichael B. Jordan wanted for Independence Day sequel
September 27, 2013 0 Comments
Michael B. Jordan, formerly of Friday Night Lights and The Wire, is one of the year’s biggest breakout stars, thanks to his acclaimed performance in the indie hit Fruitvale Station. The studios are now eager to scoop him up, particularly 20th Century Fox. According to The Wrap, Jordan has met with Roland Emmerich for a […]
Continue readingWill Smith might return for Independence Day 2 after all
September 9, 2013 0 Comments
Following the monumental flopping of his passion project, After Earth, Will Smith is suddenly interested in maybe coming back for that Independence Day sequel. Director Roland Emmerich, speaking to Digital Spy, confirmed that he and Smith will soon meet to discuss the project, despite Smith having previously shunned the prospect of a sequel. Emmerich had […]
Continue readingAussie Margot Robbie cast opposite Will Smith in Focus
July 17, 2013 0 Comments
Australian actress Margot Robbie is continuing her meteoric rise in Hollywood after Variety exclusively reported that she has snagged a big starring role opposite Will Smith. Known locally for her work on Neighbours, Robbie left Australia to make it big and her first two major starring roles are coming up later in 2013: the female […]
Continue readingJeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman returning for Independence Day 2
June 28, 2013 0 Comments
We knew Independence Day 2 was inevitable but we never knew what form it would take. Well, here’s something of an indication… In an exclusive on Movies.com, director Roland Emmerich has revealed that Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman will appear in the sequel. After Emmerich previously announced Will Smith would not be appearing in the […]
Continue readingCameron Diaz set for new Annie musical
June 28, 2013 0 Comments
Get ready for an all-singing Cameron Diaz as Deadline reports she has just been cast in the upcoming screen version of the beloved musical Annie. She’ll take up the role of bad teacher Miss Hannigan after Sandra Bullock reportedly stepped down. Diaz is a somewhat unknown entity in the singing stakes. Actually, we did see her […]
Continue readingSandra Bullock in talks for Annie remake
June 14, 2013 0 Comments
Sandra Bullock is in talks to play Miss Hannigan in the upcoming remake of Annie, The Wrap reports. The part was made famous by Carol Burnett in the 1982 original. Bullock had initially turned the offer to star down, but has reportedly returned to the negotiation table. Oscar nominee Quvenzhane Wallis is set to play […]
Continue readingQuvenzhané Wallis in consideration for Annie
February 11, 2013 0 Comments
Willow Smith passed on the long-gestating Annie reboot earlier this month, paving the way for Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis to step in. According to EW, 9-year-old Wallis is “in consideration” to star in Sony’s update of the much-loved musical. Will Smith and Jay-Z are producing the project, which Will Gluck (Easy A) is […]
Continue readingWill Gluck directing Annie reboot; Willow Smith walks away
February 1, 2013 0 Comments
Annie is heading back to the big screen and director Will Gluck will help usher the pint sized orphan into the modern world, Deadline reports. Just don’t expect Willow Smith to take on the lead role… Gluck (Easy A, Friends with Benefits) will helm the reimagining of the Broadway musical for Sony Pictures, and James […]
Continue readingBradley Cooper might star opposite Beyonce in A Star is Born
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Bradley Cooper is the latest actor supposedly considering starring in Clint Eastwood‘s remake of A Star is Born. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cooper is mulling over the opportunity to appear opposite Beyoncé Knowles in the flick. Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Eminem, Russell Crowe and even Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z have all been rumoured at one time or another to be in consideration […]
Continue readingOut of time – Men in Black 3 review
May 21, 2012 1 Comment
Men in Black 3 – Starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Josh Brolin. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Men in Black 3 comes ten years after Men in Black 2, and fifteen years after the first instalment. In it, Agent J (Will Smith) travels back in time to 1969, where […]
Continue readingUptown Saturday Night remake might star Will Smith and Denzel Washington
April 27, 2012 0 Comments
Warner Bros want Will Smith and Denzel Washington to star in their upcoming remake of Uptown Saturday Night, Deadline reports. Adam McKay is in negotiations to direct. The 1974 original featured Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier as two buddies who are held up at an illegal nightclub, and accidentally surrender a winning lottery ticket. McKay would direct the flick after he completes the […]
Continue readingDownton Abbey star joins Winter’s Tale
March 23, 2012 1 Comment
Downton Abbey star Jessica Brown Findlay (rebellious Lady Sybil!) is set to star in Akiva Goldsman’s upcoming adaptation of Winter’s Tale, Deadline reports. The film marks Oscar winning screenwriter Goldsman’s first effort behind the camera. Based on the novel by Mark Helprin, it tells of a dying woman who falls for a thief. Warner Bros […]
Continue readingTom Cruise in talks for A Star is Born
March 12, 2012 0 Comments
Tom Cruise might play an ageing superstar opposite Beyoncé Knowles‘ up-and-comer in Clint Eastwood‘s remake (of a remake of a remake) of A Star is Born. According to Deadline, Cruise is in talks with Eastwood and Warner Bros about taking on the part. Will Smith, Christian Bale, Eminem, Russell Crowe, and even Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z have all been rumoured at one time […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Men in Black 3
March 6, 2012 2 Comments
The feature trailer for Men in Black 3 has arrived online, giving us a greater glimpse of Agent J’s (Will Smith) trip back in time to the 1960s, and Josh Brolin in action as a young Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Though the production of the film has been plagued from the get go – Smith […]
Continue readingFirst look at Jaden Smith in M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth
February 16, 2012 0 Comments
The first image of Jaden Smith in M. Night Shyamalan‘s upcoming sci-fi film After Earth has been revealed on the official website of Will‘s famous progeny. After Earth concerns a family who crash-land on Earth one thousand years after the end of civilisation. Will Smith will play Jaden’s father in the flick. Zoe Kravitz and Sophie Okonedo also […]
Continue readingWill Smith to star in American remake of The Man Who Sued God?
November 3, 2011 0 Comments
Let there be remakes! An American producer has reportedly purchased the rights to the 2001 Australian comedy The Man Who Sued God, with the intention of developing it as a vehicle for a major U.S. star. According to The Australian, Will Smith could be that star. However, the identity of the buyer – thought to […]
Continue readingIndependence Day 2 and 3 going ahead, with or without Will Smith
November 1, 2011 1 Comment
Director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter Dean Devlin are finalising their scripts for Independence Day 2 and 3, almost fifteen years after the first flick broke box-office records and made Will Smith the biggest action star in the world. According to Vulture, 20th Century Fox is keen to shoot ID2 and ID3 back-to-back, and soon, even […]
Continue readingBeyoncé’s baby delays A Star Is Born
August 30, 2011 0 Comments
Beyoncé is taking her role in Clint Eastwood’s upcoming A Star is Born remake a little too seriously as she announced at yesterday’s MTV Video Music Awards that she is expecting her first child with Jay-Z. According to Deadline, her pregnancy will cause a delay to the production which was believed to begin in February 2012. […]
Continue readingJamie Foxx cast as lead in Tarantino’s Django Unchained
June 23, 2011 0 Comments
Jamie Foxx will star as the title character in Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming tale of vengeance (aren’t they all?) Django Unchained, according to Variety. It was originally rumoured that Will Smith was in the running to star as the freed slave eager to take revenge on plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Idris Elba was also […]
Continue readingWill Smith in the running for Tarantino’s Django Unchained
May 9, 2011 0 Comments
He’s conquered robots, extraterrestrials and monsters, but can Hollywood hero Will Smith conquer a gritty role in director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film (and possibly become a hero of arthouse cinema?). The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Tarantino has finalised the script for his latest film, Django Unchained, and hopes that Will Smith will play the title role […]
Continue reading>Will Smith developing Annie remake for hair-whipping daughter
January 21, 2011 5 Comments
>Will Smith is in talks with Sony to bring a remake of the beloved musical Annie to the big screen, starring none other than his own “Whip My Hair” daughter Willow. Variety is reporting Smith is keen to develop this project after the success of The Karate Kid in 2010 with his son Jaden in […]
Continue readingWachowskis to direct "urban" Robin Hood
December 9, 2010 0 Comments
After 2008’s technicolour yawn of a movie Speed Racer, it seemed unlikely that the Wachowskis (Andy and Lana) would be allowed anywhere near a film ever again. But lo and behold, as The Hollywood Reporter reveals, Warner Bros not only didn’t seem to mind the financial disaster but they’ve gone ahead and given the uncertain […]
Continue readingConchords’ Clement cast as baddie in MIB 3
May 19, 2010 0 Comments
Jemaine Clement, one half of the folk-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, has been cast as the villain in Men In Black 3. According to Deadline, Clement will play the film’s primary antagonist, an alien named Yaz. Sacha Baron Cohen was also being considered for the role. (The Hollywood Reporter are calling the villain Boris […]
Continue readingSmith and Jones to return for Men in Black 3
April 21, 2010 1 Comment
After months of speculation, director Barry Sonnenfeld has confirmed that Men in Black 3 will indeed go into production … wait for it, in 3D! What a unique and interesting novelty! Sonnenfeld broke the (barely surprising) news to Showbiz 411. Will Smith has signed on to reprise his role as Agent J in Men in […]
Continue readingBad Boys 3 in development!
September 1, 2009 1 Comment
source: thr.com Columbia Pictures has hired a screenwriter to pen a third installment in the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence action franchise Bad Boys. The studio hopes to re-team Smith and Lawrence with director Michael Bay and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. None of the major players have signed a deal to return for a third film, although they […]
Continue readingThe pursuit of sappyness – Seven Pounds review
January 7, 2009 27 Comments
Seven Pounds – Starring Will Smith, Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson. Directed by Gabriele Muccino. Rated M for mature themes. 123 mins. I’ve never seen such a bad film so well made. Seven Pounds tries to trick you into thinking you just saw a powerful work of art. It wants you to weep, and grab […]
Continue reading
Quickflix 
You must be logged in to post a comment.