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Jay-Z, Will and Jada Smith Annie Remake Won’t Be Called ‘Annie’

May 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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It appears Jay-Z, Will and Jada Smith are planning to take some creative liberties with their Annie remake film.  In fact, it may not be called “Annie” at all.

The upcoming film, stars the awarding-winning actors Quvenzhane Wallis and  Jamie Foxx. Recently it was announced Foxx would play a variation of the original character Daddy Warbucks who will be called Benjamin Stacks in the remake.

According to the union casting notice obtained by the good people over at Playbill.com, many of the other character’s names will also be changed, including the title character. | Full Story

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Jamie Foxx Negotiates Part in Jay-Z’s Annie Remake

April 30, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Jay-Z’s Annie remake is still trying to put a cast together.  12-year-old Willow Smith recently exited the lead role and Southern Wild’s Quvenzhané Wallis had to step up to replace her.

Now Jamie Foxx is reportedly in talks with Sony Pictures to play Benjamin Stacks in the modern retelling of the Broadway classic, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Stacks is a modernized variation of the Daddy Warbucks character who helps the iconic orphan search for her parents. | Full Story

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First Look: Jamie Foxx Is A Blue Electro

April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Look at Jamie Foxx strutting on set as his new hooded blue character Electro during filming of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in New York City.

In this installment, this blue Electro guy is the main super villain in the film. He gains his ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning while working on a power line. Originally in the comics Electro adapts the colors green and yellow, but it looks like Foxx’s blue Electro will be based on the ultimate version from the comics. | Full Story

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Jamie Foxx Full-Frontal Thrusts ‘Django Unchained’ Into Lock Down In China

April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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There was just too much Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained for China.

Authorities have reportedly shut down screenings of Quentin Tarantino’s bloody spaghetti western one minute into its debut, even after a major marketing campaign and several edits by the filmmakers to tone down the bloodshed.

“‘Django’ screenings have been postponed and we can’t guarantee when they will be resumed,” said a spokesperson for Beijing’s Sanlitun Megabox theater.

This would have been Tarantino’s first film to be released in China. | Full Story

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Jamie Foxx On Horror Show For SyFy: Get Ready To Lose It!

April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Jamie Foxx: I Always Wanted To Create Horror Shows For SyFy

Jamie Foxx has acquired top honors in comedy, music and acting now the star has focused his attention on a project that would take him behind the camera and dig into his pockets.

Deadline reported that Foxx will write, direct and executive produce a scripted horror series for the Syfy network. The untitled show is said to be a five-episode horror anthology that will handle themes such as envy, jealousy and superficiality. | Full Story

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New ‘White House Down Trailer’ Surfaces

March 27, 2013 by 2 Comments
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Want to watch Channing Tatum dance around and take off his clothes? Well then don’t go see Sony’s upcoming summer blockbuster White House Down and instead pop in your Magic Mike DVD. Buuuut if you’re like me and just want to see Tatum in general, then go see White House Down. 

People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” takes on a more serious role in the upcoming film. Tatum plays an off duty cop who is visiting the White House with his daughter when becomes tasked with saving the President of the United States, Jamie Foxx, from a massive military attack. | Full Story

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Django Unchained: Will Smith Opens Up About Turning Down Role

March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Django Unchained: Will Smith Dishes On Why He Ditched The Slave Movie

Will Smith plays second fiddle to no one!

There has been much speculation on why Will Smith passed on Django Unchained after director Quentin Tarantino publicly stated that Smith was his first choice for the title role.

In an interview with EW, the actor set things straight saying that he turned down the role because he would have been a supporting actor to Christoph Waltz’s lead. “Django wasn’t the lead, so it was like, I need to be the lead. | Full Story

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Chris Cooper To Play Norman Osborn Aka Green Goblin In ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′

February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Chris Cooper joins Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti as villains for Andrew Garfield’s webslinging Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Cooper has been confirmed as Norman Osborn, Parker’s mentor turned bad guy. The rumors of Green Goblin returning are true…sort of.

As seen on The Hollywood Reporter, there’s no official news yet if Osborn will officially transform from industrial mogul to Green Goblin in this particular film. This rebooted franchise won’t conclude without an epic Green Goblin/ Spider-Man showdown. | Full Story

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Todd McFarlane’s ‘Spawn’ Could Be Getting Reboot, Claims Creator

February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Todd McFarlane’s Spawn may be getting its own reboot, as the artist, cartoonist, writer and toy designer has recently claimed that an Oscar winning actor is eagerly awaiting for a finished script via MTV.

Spawn originally hit the big screen in 1997, starring John Leguizamo, Michael Jai White and even Martin Sheen. The film grossed over $54 million on a $40 million budget, but the film is still seen as an inaccurate adaptation to a gripping and engaging storyline. | Full Story

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‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Plot Has Been Unveiled

February 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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More than anything else, the biggest takeaway I get from this press release is that the title of the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man is in fact… The Amazing Spider-Man 2. That’s just terrible. Anyway…

Columbia Pictures announced today that filming has begun on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in New York. The film is the first in the history of the franchise that will be filmed entirely in New York City and New York State. | Full Story

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