The upcoming remake of Annie has commenced filming and although very little information has been forthcoming, star Jamie Foxx (The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Django Unchained) has revealed his main inspiration for his role as Benjamin Stacks, a mobile phone module running for New York mayor.
“To be honest with you, I’m letting the cat out the bag just a little bit,” states Foxx. “I’m sort of mirroring Puffy a little bit.” Now, I’m unsure whether a remake of Annie is entirely necessary but if Foxx is to mirror P Diddy, maybe it will be a little bit of fun.
Annie, a remake of the 1982 musical, will see Foxx joined by Cameron Diaz (Knight and Day, The Counselor), Rose Byrne (Insidious, X-Men: First Class), Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire, Blue Jasmine), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Thor: The Dark World) and Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) as Annie. The film is being directed by Will Gluck (Easy A) and will open on December 19th, 2014.