Sense And Sensibility: Emma Thompson

Little Orphan Annie Dept: The British performer an Oscar-winner for her performance in Howard's End as well as for her adapted screenplay of Sense and Sensibility said the modernized retelling is slated to start filming in spring 2013. Young actress Willow Smith, seen in Los Angeles in July, will star in the modernized remake of Annie. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, according to CBC. Though inspired by the Little Orphan Annie comic and based on the Broadway musical and 1982 film, Jay-Z's version will be updated to modern-day New York and rap mogul Jay-Z's forthcoming film remake of the orphan tale Annie is moving along nicely according to actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson. "I have been writing the script for nearly three years, it's exciting," Thompson said, according to the BBC. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.