Mark Wahlberg & Ted to reteam at the Oscars
Mark Wahlberg and his fluffy Ted sidekick will reunite onstage at the Oscars.
The movie star enjoyed comedy success in the film last summer (12) and now he's reteaming with Ted at the 2013 Academy Awards, which will be hosted by their director and voice of the foul-mouthed talking bear, Seth MacFarlane.
Announcing the news on Friday (01Feb13), Oscars producer Craig
Zadan said, "We are happy to make it possible for Mark and Ted to
make their debut appearance on the Oscar stage and we won't deny
that Ted used his pull with our host to get himself the
booking."
A statement from the teddy bear, released by the Academy, reads:
"I'm excited to present an Oscar with Mark Wahlberg. I'm spending
the next month learning to pronounce Quvenzhane."
Quvenzhane Wallis is nominated for her role in Beasts of the
Southern Wild.
The Oscars is shaping up to be quite a show this year (13) - Adele
and Barbra Streisand will perform, while Norah Jones will sing
MacFarlane's Best Song nomination for Ted. The singer appeared as
herself in the film.