Annie is an upcoming 2014 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Will Gluck and produced by Jay-Z and Will Smith. It stars Quvenzhan Wallis in the title role and Jamie Foxx in the role of Will Stacks, an update of Daddy Warbucks. It is a contemporary adaptation of the musical of the same name, which in turn is based upon the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray.
The fourth film adaptation following Columbia Pictures' 1982 theatrical film, the 1995 television sequel Annie: A Royal Adventure! and Disney's 1999 made-for-television film, it began production in August 2013 and will be released on December 19, 2014.