Disney to do an animated ANNIE'

Word has it from the 'great white way' that some Disney reps are asking for folks to audition for parts in their animated ANNIE movie. If true, we have a new project over at Disney that we need to keep our ears out on. Will it be based on the long running and once filmed (live action) broadway musical ANNIE? Or is Disney wanting to do something a bit more adventurous like the ol newstrip ANNIE that they'd put a few songs to? If it is the newstrip route, well... how far away will PRINCE VALIANT, MANDRAKE, BLONDIE, DICK TRACY, ALLEY OOP, BETTY BOOP (god no, let it stay with Fleischer), etc... be? TARZAN while being an original pulp property, did have a gigantic following in the ol news print medium. Well, here's hoping it's something new...