Cameron Diaz to join Annie’s remake as Miss Hannigan

It was a successful journey for both Sony and Cameron Diaz with Bad Teacher and now a new collaboration is in the making between the duo. Cameron will play the character of Miss Hannigan in the remake of Annie which the studio is producing under Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment banner.

The role was vacated by Sandra Bullock and Diaz has been signed up to fill in the vacancy. Hannigan is a cruel person who runs the orphanage where Annie and her friends reside. In the original 1982 film the role was made famous by Carol Burnett. Hence Sony was on a hunt for such an actress who is quite familiar with comedy roles and enjoys an international appeal. Diaz completely suits their criterion, who has hits like There's Something About Mary and Charlie's Angels in her success records.

Diaz will also be working with Sony in Sex Tape opposite Jason Segel. The remake of Annie will also star QuvenzhaneWallis of Beasts of the Sourthern Wild fame as the orphan and Jamie Foxx will be seen reprising the original's Daddy Warbucks character. Earlier Foxx and Diaz shared screen space in Any Given Sunday. The production of Annie’s remake will commence this year and is expected to hit the screens on Christmas Day of 2014, when Disney will also release their Into the Woods. Diaz is presently busy filming The Other Woman for Fox and will also be seen in Ridley Scott’s The Counselor opposite Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt.