Marsai Martin's LITTLE Is Coming To A Theater Near You

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     Marsai Martin, of BLACK-ISH fame, is a 14-year-old force to be reckoned with. And no, I don’t mean in the way that the 14-year-olds on the train home make you feel uneasy because you know they’re cooler than you. (Just me? Okay.) Well, I mean a certifiable force.

     Best known for her role as the too-wise-for-her-own-good Diane Johnson on BLACK-ISH, Marsai is now the youngest executive producer in Hollywood [History] after dreaming up the concept for and starring in the feature film LITTLE.

     Martin was literally 10 years old when she came up with the idea for the body swap comedy. Yes, you read that right. While you were on the playground playing “The Floor Is Lava” Marsai Martin was in a room with executives pitching LITTLE. In the words of producer Will Packer, “It’s crazy. I mean, what were we doing at 10 years old?”

...Marsai explained that it was a conversation with her parents that sparked the idea for the film. “Well, before the [pitch] happened we were talking–it was me, Mommy and Daddy–and we were talking about the movies they were watching back then, and one of my mom’s favorite movies growing up was Big. So, that’s really how the idea was just, like, brought out to us and I think that’s just where it all started! And then we just started brainstorming...

Read More Here: http://www.vh1.com/news/371812/little-marsai-martin-issa-rae-regina-hall-will-packer-film-black-girl-magic/

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