Annie (2014 film)

Annie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWill Gluck
Screenplay by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Grady
Edited byTia Nolan
Music byCharles Strouse[i]
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing[1]
Release dates
  • December 7, 2014 (2014-12-07) (Ziegfeld Theatre)
  • December 19, 2014 (2014-12-19) (United States)
Running time
118 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65–78 million[3][4]
Box office$136.9 million[5]

Annie is a 2014 American musical comedy- drama film directed by Will Gluck, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Aline Brosh McKenna. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Marcy Media Films, and Olive Bridge Entertainment, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is a contemporary film adaptation of Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan's 1977 Broadway musical of the same name (which in turn is based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray). The film shifts the setting from the Great Depression to the present day and is the second remake and the third film adaptation of the musical, following the 1982 theatrical film starring Carol Burnett and Albert Finney, and the 1999 television film starring Kathy Bates and Victor Garber. The revival film stars Quvenzhané Wallis in the title role, alongside Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale and Cameron Diaz. Annie began production in August 2013 and, following it's premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on December 7, 2014, it was released theatrically in the United States on December 19, 2014.[6][7][8]

The film received generally negative reviews; the Rotten Tomatoes consensus states that it "smothers its likable cast under clichés, cloying cuteness, and a distasteful materialism". It grossed $136 million against a budget of $65–78 million. Annie received two Golden Globe Award nominations in the categories of Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical (for Wallis) and Best Original Song. Conversely, the film received two Golden Raspberry nominations and won in the category of Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel while Diaz was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress. It was followed by a fourth adaptation of the musical that was a live NBC production.


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  6. ^ "Will Gluck's "Annie" Film Remake, Starring Quvenzhane Wallis, Will Begin Production in NYC This August". Playbill. Archived from the original on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  7. ^ "Columbia Shifts Annie Release By A Week . Deadline.com. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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