Whomever that Oscar voter was, who cited being unable to pronouce Quvenzhané Wallis' name, as one of his reasons for not voting for her for the Best Actress Oscar, had better try a little harder, because she's not going anywhere anytime soon. Here's the breaking news from Deadline: Sony Pictures and Overbrook Entertainment have found their title character for Annie. They've set Oscar nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhane Wallis to play the role, in a film to be directed and produced by Will Gluck, with James Lassiter, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith producing. As many of you know, I've been singing Ms Wallis' name for the part...
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