Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Fast and Furious star and R&B singer Tyrese Gibson and his daughter Shayla recently hosted a private screening of the Columbia Pictures film Annie in Woodland Hills, CA. The event featured an Annie photo booth where attendees could be in a picture with her famous dog, Sandy. Celebrities in attendance with their families included House of Lies star Larenz Tate and BET’s Real Husbands of Hollywood producer Chris Spencer. The screening was introduced by Tyrese and movie executive, DeVon Franklin.
Chris Spencer and family
Annie stars Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis stars as the young, happy foster kid who’s also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they’d be back for her someday, it’s been a ‘hard knock life’ ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). However, everything’s about to change when a hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx) – advised by his brilliant VP, Grace (Rose Byrne) and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor, Guy (Bobby Cannavale) – makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he’s her guardian angel, but Annie’s self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it’s the other way around. Annie is produced by Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith along with Jay Z.
DeVon Franklin and Tyrese clowning around
In other related Annie news, the film’s soundtrack will debut on December 15, just four days ahead of the debut on December 19. It includes 15-songs featuring Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. Check out the tracklist below:
1. Overture – Cast
2. Maybe – Quvenzhané Wallis, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Nicolette Pierini, Eden Duncan-Smith and Amanda Troya
3. It’s The Hard-Knock Life – Quvenzhané Wallis, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Nicolette Pierini, Eden Duncan-Smith and Amanda Troya
4. Tomorrow – Quvenzhané Wallis
5. I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here (2014 Film Version) – Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne and Stephanie Kurtzuba
6. You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (2014 Film Version) – Sia
7. Moonquake Lake – Sia and Beck
8. Little Girls (2014 Film Version) – Cameron Diaz
9. The City’s Yours – Jamie Foxx & Quvenzhané Wallis
10. Opportunity – Quvenzhané Wallis
11. Easy Street (2014 Film Version) – Cameron Diaz & Bobby Cannavale
12. Who Am I? – Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz & Quvenzhané Wallis
13. I Don’t Need Anything But You (2014 Film Version) – Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis and Rose Byrne
14. Tomorrow (Reprise) – Cast
15. Opportunity (Sia Version) – Sia
Photo Credits: Courtesy of Getty Images for Colombia Pictures
