Annie (2014 film)
Cameos
• Patricia Clarkson as a Focus Group woman • Michael J. Fox as himself • Mila Kunis as Andrea Alvin, the lead actress in MoonQuake Lake • Ashton Kutcher as Simon Goodspeed, the lead actor in MoonQuake Lake • Bobby Moynihan as a guy in a bar who criticizes Will's singing and dancing following his withdrawal from the mayor election • Rihanna as Moon Goddess, a supporting character in MoonQuake Lake • Scarlett Benchley as Sakana, a supporting character in MoonQuake Lake who Will takes a liking to • Sia as an Animal Care & Control volunteer • Rachel Crowther as a Street Dancer
Cameos
Although they had nothing to do with Annie, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's names appear in the end credits of MoonQuake Lake, the fictional film within the film, as part of a long-running inside joke between the pair and director Will Gluck. Taylor Richardson, who played the title role in the 2012 Broadway revival of the musical#Broadwayrevival(2012)), appears in the beginning of the film as one of Annie's classmates, also named "Annie". Dorian Missick and Tracie Thoms portray Annie's fake parents who were hired by Guy and evoke the traits of Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis. Pat Kiernan cameos as an NY1 reporter.
Development
Sony Pictures first announced the film in January 2011, with Jay-Z and Will Smith serving as producers and Smith's daughter, Willow Smith, attached to play the lead role. In February 2011, Glee) co-creator Ryan Murphy) became front-runner to direct the film, but by March, he had declined due to filming new episodes.
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