{"id":69990,"date":"2014-09-30T15:13:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T15:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/09\/30\/quvenzhane-wallis-set-to-star-in-bestseller-counting-by-7s\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:57:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:57:14","slug":"quvenzhane-wallis-set-to-star-in-bestseller-counting-by-7s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/quvenzhane-wallis-set-to-star-in-bestseller-counting-by-7s\/","title":{"rendered":"Quvenzhane Wallis Set To Star In Bestseller \u2018Counting By 7s\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quvenzhane Wallis Set To Star In Bestseller \u2018Counting By 7s\u2019<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

September 30, 2014<\/p>\n

Source: Deadline<\/a>, Shadow and Act
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\n\"Quvenzhan\u00e9<\/a>Oscar-nominated Beasts Of The Southern Wild star Quvenzhan\u00e9 Wallis<\/strong> has been set to star in the film adaptation of Holly Goldberg Sloan\u2019s<\/strong> bestselling novel Counting By 7s<\/strong>, reports Deadline<\/a>. Shadow and Act<\/a> first mentioned the story back in May.<\/p>\n

The bestseller centers on Willow Chance, a twelve-year old girl who has been identified at an early age as \u2018gifted\u2019. Willow lives in Bakersfield, California and comes home from school one day to the news that her parents have been killed in a traffic accident.<\/p>\n

What follows is Willow\u2019s search to find a place where she belongs.<\/p>\n

In equal parts an exploration of the pain of loss and of the triumph of moving forward, the novel looks at how one person can change the lives of many, often without even trying.<\/p>\n

\"Counting<\/a><\/p>\n

In speaking with the site’s Mike Fleming, Wallis states, \u201cI am honored to play the role of Willow in Counting by 7s. I love the message behind the story. I am excited to be a part of it and to see it come to life.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Counting by 7s is being produced by Mazur\/Kaplan\u2019s Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan, and Leslie Urdang and Dean Vanech\u2019s Olympus Pictures (Beginners, Thanks For Sharing).<\/p>\n

Wallis, who appeared briefly in the Oscar winning film ’12 Years a Slave,’ will later be seen in the musical Annie, and also will star in the upcoming adaptation of Kahlil Gibran\u2019s The Prophet, and Fathers And Daughters alongside Russell Crowe.<\/p>\n

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