Quvenzhané Wallis is in consideration to star in the `` Annie '' remake . Not only is the actress , now 9 , the youngest-ever Best Actress nominee for her role in `` Beasts of the Southern Wild , '' but EW has learned that she 's in consideration to star in Sony 's upcoming remake of the Broadway musical `` Annie . '' The film will be directed by Oprah Winfrey and produced by Steven Spielberg. Will Smith 's daughter Willow was previously attached , but aged out of the role .
Quvenzhané Wallis is in consideration to star in the `` Annie '' remake . The film will be directed by Oprah Winfrey and produced by Steven Spielberg. Will Smith 's daughter Willow was previously attached , but aged out of the role .