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Jay-Z Announces New Film Partnership With Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment

(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has confirmed a new deal with Will Smith and Columbia Pictures to release movies, after news of a planned remake of the hit 1982 movie Annie hit the news. Jay-Z and Will Smith previously teamed to produced the hit Broadway musical Fela! They also own a portion of makeup company Carols Daughter. The pair are hoping Broadway will pay off again with the remake of "Annie," which originally ran as a Broadway play starting in 1977 until 1983. The following year, it was turned in...

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00:32 on January 27 2011

Jay-Z Announces New Film Partnership With Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has confirmed a new deal with Will Smith and Columbia Pictures to release movies, after news of a planned remake of the hit 1982 movie Annie hit th... more info
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20:26 on January 26 2011

Will Smith, Jay-Z looking to revive musical 'Annie' for the big screen

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
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