Cameron Diaz Joins Cast of Annie Movie as Miss Hannigan

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Diaz Joins Cast of Annie Movie as Miss Hannigan by Alexis L. Loinaz Today 5:16 AM PDT Cameron Diaz Ethan Miller/Getty Images Cameron Diaz is ready to take on a hard-knock life! The actress has joined the cast of the buzzy new big-screen adaptation of Annie, in which she'll play cantankerously scene-stealing orphanage matron Miss Hannigan, a rep for Columbia Pictures has confirmed. The announcement comes on the heels of reports that Sandra Bullock was in "early talks" to board the project, but she's now apparently opted to pass. Diaz joins an increasingly sparkling production, which counts Will Smith and Jay-Z as producers. PHOTO: Cameron Diaz flips off the paparazzi—again The cast itself already boasts quite the pedigree: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx is set to play a Daddy Warbucks–like billionaire character, while Quvenzhané Wallis—who at 9 years old became the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee for her work in Beasts of the Southern Wild—will take on the spunky titular role. Wallis' casting comes of the heels of a production that seemed to have stalled before it finally ramped up again earlier this
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