I just read an article about the actress who portrayed Little Orphan Annie in the 1982 movie, "Annie." She is 40 now, and back in LA hoping to get her acting career going again. She seems like a reasonable person because she said that she wants to act again, but knows that it is unlikely that she would ever get another iconic roll like Annie.
She comes across as normal in the article, which is nice. In a world full of Rebecca Blacks, it is nice to occasionally come across someone who doesn't have a desperate need to be super famous.
The thing that struck me in this article was buried at the very end. After the bit about how the music from the 1982 movie won Oscars, about how it was an iconic movie with great actors and a fabulous story...there was a small blurb about Will Smith.
Wha?
Yes, it would seem that Will Smith wants his daughter, Willow (of "I swing my hair back and forth" fame), to headline a remake of "Annie." Wait, it gets better. They want to collaborate with Jay-Z for the soundtrack.
Dear Will Smith, Please stop. Please stop creating 'remakes' for your children to headline. Karate Kid was a stretch, a new Annie will make me cry. If you must, please have your kids act in movies that are 'kind of like' old classics rather than 'remakes' of classics that completely change things and give our current children horribly warped ideas of what the original stories were. You're a cool dude, and seem to be a great dad, but please stop before it is too late.
There is a list of people in Hollywood whose movies I won't (voluntarily) see, and you are about one 'remake' away from making that list.
Thank you,
Annie
Awesome.
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