Oscar-nominated actress Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) will star in Counting by 7s, adapted from the novel by Holly Goldberg Sloan, which was optioned by the Mazur/Kaplan Company and Olympus Pictures.
"I am honored to play the role of Willow in Counting by 7s," Wallis said. "I love the message behind the story. I am excited to be a part of it and to see it come to life."
Mazur/Kaplan's "book-centric" Paula Mazur and Mitchell Kaplan--who also owns Books & Books--have "numerous bestselling titles cued for production, including The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Silent Wife and Major Pettigrew's Last Stand," Deadline.com reported.
