Actress Cameron Diaz will be reportedly making her musical debut with "Annie" remake.
Actress Sandra Bullock was reportedly approached twice to play the brutal orphanage headmistress Miss Hannigan, but she refused.
Diaz, 40, is said to have accepted the role and will star opposite nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, reports usmagazine.com. Actor Jamie Foxx is expected to play Daddy Warbucks in the film, which is being directed by Will Gluck.
"Annie" is slated for release Dec 25, 2014.
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