Jay-Z's Annie to shoot in spring August 17, 2012 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Jay-Z's film remake of the hit musical Annie is due to start shooting next year, says the screenplay writer and film star Emma Thompson, BBC News reported. The actress said: "I have been writing the script for nearly three years, it's exciting." Thompson also said she would look forward "to having dinner with Jay-Z", who is writing the music for the movie. The rapper sampled Annie's song from the original movie for his 1998 hit Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem). The storyline is based on the 1982 film version and will take place in a modern day New York, with Will Smith's daughter Willow taking on the lead role. "In the autumn, we get to go to LA to work with Willow and work on more of the script," said Thompson. "Jay-Z has already started working on the music. We will start shooting in the spring in New York." The film will include some of the old Annie songs, but some will also be cut to make way for Jay-Z's reworking of the soundtrack. Partner news  Top stories The museum artifacts were moved to a place of safety after the fire was put out; reconstruction works are currently in progress. Oldman made his directorial debut in 1997 with the critically-acclaimed family drama "Nil by Mouth." Yuri Shevchukexpressed a wish to meet representatives of the Armenian rock, noting it as one of the key goals of his visit. The Hunger Games star joins a cast featuring John Malkovich, Ben Kingsley, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer.   Partner news |  Latest news UN chief hails China's peacekeeping efforts  Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.Parliament approves amendments to law on minimum wage rate Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017. |
