Quvenzhané Wallis (pronounced /kwəˈvɛnʒəneɪ/; kweh-VEN-jah-nay
Looked her up now know who she is and she will make a brilliant Annie! Thank you again for the continuous education, MG!
Youngest-Ever Best Actress Nominee Lands Musical Lead: Will Quvenzhané Wallis Make a Good Annie?
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On Sunday Sony Pictures announced that Oscar-nominated Quvenzhané Wallis, the star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," has landed the lead in Will Smith and Jay-Z’s upcoming adaptation of the musical “Annie.” Originally, Will Smith’s daughter Willow was set to play the part. However, after touring for “Whip My Hair” Willow wanted to take a break and “just be twelve.” Others have also speculated that Willow, who is approaching her thirteenth birthday, may have outgrown the part. In addition to her talent, nine-year-old Wallis, the youngest-ever nominee for Best Actress, will bring her relative youth to the role.
Sony’s Presdient of Production Hannah Minghelia said, “With the recent Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim, Quvenzhané Wallis is a true star and we believe her portrayal as Annie will make her a true worldwide star. She is an extraordinary young talent with an amazing range, not only as an actress but as a singer and dancer, and we can’t wait for audiences to further discover her.”
Will Gluck of “Easy A” and “Friends With Benefits” will direct this new “Annie,” which is aiming to release during the holiday season in 2014.
Sony’s Presdient of Production Hannah Minghelia said, “With the recent Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim, Quvenzhané Wallis is a true star and we believe her portrayal as Annie will make her a true worldwide star. She is an extraordinary young talent with an amazing range, not only as an actress but as a singer and dancer, and we can’t wait for audiences to further discover her.”
Will Gluck of “Easy A” and “Friends With Benefits” will direct this new “Annie,” which is aiming to release during the holiday season in 2014.
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Now Shirley Temple was 6 when she won a Honorary Juvenile Award along with Vincent Winter (7 years old), Margaret OBrien (8 years old). This was before the Academy allowed a child to win a award, the feeling was a old actor could not win over a cute child.
Parent should have reigned her in at some point. Being gracious is important. I know she's a child; that's why parents help them learn proper behavior. If they don't do so she'll be one of those Hollywood teens out of control someday.
This movie was produced, directed, and starred in by unknowns, not connected with Hollywood. It was filmed on 16mm film. Yet it was nominated for four of the most important Oscars, including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Quvenzhané Wallis, who was only five years old when she got the part (she was technically a year too young for the casting call, but they were blown away by her), and six when it was filmed. Oh, yeah, and Best Director and even Best Picture.
It also won a lot of other awards before the Oscars.
Regarding Wallis' performance as Hushpuppy: it isn't one. It's a fact. Onscreen she simply is, a being as elemental, incontestable and strong as the advancing aurochs. She was 6 when the film was shot, yet the ferociousness of her presence — the anger and wisdom inside her — suggest someone older or ageless." — Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle … the best reason to wade into this (let’s be honest) challenging but hugely rewarding film is Quvenzhané Wallis — a 6-year-old with no acting experience at the time of filming — who’s unforgettable as the film’s fierce young protagonist…. It’s the effortlessly charismatic Wallis who deserves a Best Actress Oscar nomination, — Lou Lumenick, New York Post, describing his second viewing of the film. … flat-out amazement … There’s no way you won't be captivated by Wallis, chosen ahead of 3,500 candidates to play the tiny folk hero who narrates the story. Her performance in this deceptively small film is a towering achievement. — Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Played by Quvenzhané Wallis, an untrained sprite who holds the camera’s attention with a charismatic poise that might make grown-up movie stars weep in envy, Hushpuppy is an American original, a rambunctious blend of individualism and...
— Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle— Lou Lumenick, New York Post, describing his second viewing of the film.— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone— A.O. Scott, The New York Times— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Blumenbach based his conclusions on his own examinations of people of various “races,” but later came to realize that his sample sizes were way too small and his conclusions unjustified. He repudiated his work, but his repudiation wasn’t nearly as useful to the political, economic, and religious leaders who found great value in a “scientific” reason to treat “savages” as not truly human beings, as his prior work was. So that was pretty much ignored.
Anyway, racism pretty much began in the previous millennium. It really should’ve stayed there. If anything should’ve been left behind, and been relegated to, “That’s sooooo last millennium!”, it should’ve been racism.