( EW.com ) -- It 's been a good month for Quvenzhané Wallis ! 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 . '' EW.com : Oscars 2013 profiles : Quvenzhané Wallis . A studio rep stresses , though , that newly named director Will Gluck ( `` Easy A '' ) and the producers at Will Smith 's Overbrook Entertainment banner and Jay-Z 's Marcy Media , which have been developing the project , have yet to make any casting decisions . The film had initially been developed as a potential starring vehicle for Smith 's now-12-year-old daughter , Willow , who dropped out of the project last month after aging out of the role . EW.com : 'Easy A ' director Will Gluck in talks to helm 'Annie ' remake . The elder Smith recently told Temple University : `` Willow was supposed to be doing Annie , we got Jay-Z to do the movie , go the studio to come in and Willow had such a difficult time on tour with 'Whip my Hair ' and she said , 'You know Daddy , ' I do n't think so , '' Smith said , adding that his daughter also told him , `` I have a better idea , how about I just be 12 . '' See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Hal Linden is in talks to star in the ` ` Annie '' remake . A studio rep stresses that no casting calls have been made . Will Smith 's daughter Willow was previously attached , but aged out of the picture .