L.A. Times - Entertainment — Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed the project as well as a larger joint venture between Smith, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and others to develop and produce movies. more info

411 Mania — Jigga remaking Annie starring Willow... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith are partnering with Jay-Z to release movies. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Jay-Z and Will Smith are in talks once again but this time to make a film. The duo who produced the critically acclaimed Broadway musical Fela are trying to remake Annie with the lead role going to Will Smith’s daughter, Willow. According to Variet... more info

Abeano — Skepta’s ‘Mike Lowery’ feels like a throwback in many ways. Musically, it sounds like it could have come out anytime since 2001 and even the title is retro (Detective Mike Lowery was the name of Will Smith’s character in 1995’s Bad Bo... more info

ContactMusic — Clint Eastwood is to direct Beyonce Knowles in a remake of 'A Star Is Born'.The Oscar-winning actor-and-director is in talks with the stunning star to take on the role of an aspiring singer who falls for an older rock star in the movie.No announcemen... more info

Guardian Music — Veteran actor and film-maker casts R&B singer as female lead in musical version of classic Hollywood melodramaClint Eastwood is to direct Beyoncé Knowles in the latest remake of A Star Is Born, the classic Hollywood melodrama about a fading, drunken... more info

Dlisted — A fourth remake of A Star Is Born starring Beyonce has been in the mind of Hollywood for a long time, but now that they've snorted a line of Clint Eastwood, it's alive again. Deadline Hollywood is flirting with April 1st by reporting that W... more info

ContactMusic — WILLOW SMITH, the 10-year-old American pop sensation who became a household name after releasing her smash hit 'Whip My Hair' last year, is set to star in a remake of the classic 1982 musical 'Annie', according to the UK's Daily Mirror. The productio... more info

ContactMusic — Beyonce Knowles will star in a remake of 'A Star Is Born'.The 29-year-old star is in talks to take on the role of an aspiring singer who falls for an older rock star in the movie, which will be directed by Clint Eastwood and his producing partner Rob... more info