After last week’s news of Jay-Z and Will Smith teaming up for an “Annie” remake, Jay-Z confirmed the news via a brief written statement.
“The Overbrook Entertainment family and I have a unified vision,” Jay stated. “We’ve already produced a Tony Award winning play and we’re developing a true superstar in WIllow. This venture into film development and production is a perfect next step with teams that are accomplished, creative, and innovative.”
The “Annie” remake would be at least the third time the pair has worked together, after both men were listed as producers of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Fela!” Smith’s daughter, Willow, is also signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation imprint. Willow’s platinum-selling single, “Whip My Hair” 
has been on Billboard magazine’s Hot 100 singles chart for 13 weeks, peaking at the number 11 spot. Willow would be the second Smith sibling to appear in a major motion picture release. Her brother, Jaden Smith, appeared in 2010’s “The Karate Kid,” which brought in $19 million of gross sales during its opening weekend before eventually crossing the $100 million threshold.
“The time is right to bring back ‘Annie’ to the big screen,” said Colombia Pictures President, Doug Belgrad via written statement. “Of course, we’re true believers in Willow’s talent and believe she will be perfect in this role. Combining Willow with the Overbrook team that re-imagined ‘Karate Kid’ and the spectacular Jay-Z makes this a dream project. A decade ago, Jay-Z proved that the power of the underlying Broadway property remains, by showing how these songs could be reinterpreted for a new generation with ‘Hard Knock Life.’”
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Boo!! Don’t mess with a classic!
He’s right there’s some things that you don’t redo and the movie and music industries don’t get it
COSIGN…
Jay-Z = genious…
Jay z is a fukkn genius he always finds a new way 2 eat
I guess it’s safe to say that Jay-z is overrated as an MC now, he’s a great business man though.
Nas is the G.O.A.T!!!
Esco Let’s Go!!!
P.S. SupperGucci is a Dickriding Faggot!
nope still pretty unsafe for that, lol.
LOL^^
lit another cig
trying to forgive i
miss her but i dont miss her bullshit
oh brother. jigga just gets annoying to me. but oh well, get your paper. but i wish people would get money from quality and not quantity because it’s just bs after bs now. make a great album again without thinking you are the ruler of the world. damn!
http://www.kiddupstairs.com/2011/01/new-xo-single-produced-by-kidd-upstairs.html
A track you can bump
So remaking movies makes you a “genius” now?
If the bar was any lower, it’d be underground.
WORD
word fammo
Where do you think half of these producers get their samples from? Jackass!
They already ruined Karate Kid. now they gonna ruin Annie. come up with somethin original..biters…sharks
Never seen the original maybe this won’t be so bad
It’s nice to see two of most influential and inspirational (in my eyes) dudes collaborate on something.
Okay, so it’s nothing new. Who cares? I want to see more from Will and Jay in the future these guys could really learn a lot from each other.
if anyone had the rights to do a remake after annie, that would be jay-z 😉
Anonymous,
How do you know he’s alienated nearly all of his friends? Do you truly believe everything you read? Look at where Beans and DMX are right now? There comes a time in a MAN’s life when he has to decide if he’s going to keep himself associated with people who have no self motivation. All of the names you dropped are rappers who ain’t doin sh*t in the game. They ain’t contributing nothing but license plates and tax dollars. You sound like a hater!
Jay-Z’s legacy is immpecable. We all know he is well past his rapping prime and thats fine (The guys almost 42). He droped 15 albums counting collabs (3 of wich are universally recognized as classics) in 15 short years. His sales are only rivaled by 2pac and Eminem. He’s the wealthiest rapper to ever live. He has nothing to prove.
Im sure all of his contributions to music from this point on are purely recreational as they should be. Right now all eyes are on his protege’s like Kanye West, J. Cole, and Willow.
Keep making power moves Hov. I hope they mix “It’s the Hard Knock Life” w/ Jay-Z’s version in the film. That would be dope!!!
wow your dellusional LL has sold more 50 cent has sold more
his legacy is impeccable is laughable
He destroyed Def Jam whilst he was president
He’s alienated nearly every friend he came up with due to bein a selfish fuck Beanie Dame DMX Jaz O
He got bodied by Nas ducked LL Cool J, got bodied by Pac, ducked DMX, Mos Def, Beanie, Game, Joe Budden, Canibus, 50 cent, Jaz O
He’s a confirmed biter
He’s spent his entire career talking some of the dumbest shit imaginable
Whaoooo there you hatin’ ass nigga. YOU’RE dellusional. 50 and LL have sold no where near. Type in “highest selling rappers” in google right now and see what pops up. Em, Pac, then Jay. Get your facts straight clown. Everything else you said was too fuckin stupid to comment on, smh.
Lol no wonder you’re anonymous.
And this is the latest victim card that white people all across America are pulling and losing their fucking minds about. I read this on CNN last week. They flipped out on this about as much as they did on the black viking. Sick of these simple-minded fucks.
So long as you’re not mad when they cast a white Shaft.
I bet you wouldn’t be taking that stance if it was an iconic black figure being remade as WHITE fuck outta here wit your double standard ass
The Viking is a religious God in Norse mythology
and as such should of adhered to the imagary described by the religion
how do you think Muslims would react if someone made a flick on Islam and cast ALLAH as a white man or Mohammad bein played by Brad Pitt
It’s funny how they would flip out considering these facts:
1) Cowboy and Indian movies (white men casted as so called indians)
2) Old movies depicting Moses and the Bible (white people casted as moses, pharoahs, queens, slaves, whatever)
3)
WTF.
JAY-Z RUINS EVERYTHING.
Dude is trash and you know it.
Yup..he’s had many albums…hes just a whore.
I know that she is Jay-Z artist but WTF does this have to do with him.
some of you lil dumb fuck probably dont know shit about the movie annie,why jay z cant remake it shit if they got the bread they can do whatever.it kills me how some of you keep commenting about his age,i bet some of your favorite rappers wish they have that kind of longevity and make that kind of paper.and please dont come with that illuminati shit until you look that shit up and get a clear understanding of what it really is
jus because you have money doesn’t mean you have the right to fuck with others artistic creations
What planet do you live on?
yeah u niggaz betta watch out. jay-z! noz wut he’z doin. willow smith gon b a bigga star than all of cum money combined. a 10 yr old girl bein a huge star? we haven’t seen dat shit since mj. quit hatin u faggotz. smdh.
RNGMB BITCH!
Willow was in I Am Legend, so this wouldnt be her first movie
Yo, diz shit iz gettin funny..they fuckin remaking every white child movie or white movie, and putting will smith kidz in it, whats next fuckin singin in the rain featuring Will Smiths older son and shit…lol…instead of singin, itz makin it rain on these hoes..Will Smith son gon play a up incoming rapper who falls in love with a girl who stripz but singz and dances..lol…dont be surprised..lol
Because the Karate Kid was white… ok..
Nice!!!
HOW GANGSTA IS JAYZ (PUSSY) ANNIE??? GO KISS MY ASS – RIP BIG PUN – THE MAN WHO SMASHED A CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE ON HIS HEAD — NEW YORK NEED 2 WAKE UP .. JAYZ RUINED RAP DAM NEED BURIED IT
mmmm something to think about
HAHAHAHA
Tupac used to fuck wit Jada Pinket Smith
Jay-Z now fucks wit her
Jay Has fuck will smiths girl and tupacs girl
And he fucked nas’s old girl
hahahahah Jigga’s that Nigga
i guess u haters dont know thats its will smiths idea not jayz omg..u cant have and idea without a hating bashing it grow up