Richard Linklater McConaughey. In 1995, Linklater won the Silver Bear for Best Director for the film "Before Sunrise" at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. His next feature, "subUrbia", had mixed reviews critically, and did very poorly at the box office. In 1996, Linklater lent his voice to the critically acclaimed animated feature "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America". In 1998, he took on his first Hollywood feature, "The Newton Boys", which received mixed reviews while tanking at the box office. With the rotoscope films "Waking Life" and "A Scanner Darkly", and his mainstream comedies, "School of Rock" and the remake of "Bad
Annie (2014 film) it was announced production was to begin in Spring 2013. In January 2013, "Easy A" director Will Gluck was hired to direct but Willow Smith had dropped out. By February 2013, "Beasts of the Southern Wild" star and Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis had replaced Smith in the lead role, and the film had scheduled a Christmas 2014 release. In March 2013, the search for the rest of the cast continued, and Justin Timberlake was rumored for the role of Daddy Warbucks. This was proven false when Jamie Foxx signed on for the role, now named Will Stacks. In June 2013,