HOW MARSAI MARTIN GIVES YOU A LITTLE #BLACKGIRLMAGIC IN LITTLE MOVIE | Own it 6/25 on Digital, 7/9 on Blu-ray & DVD #LittleMovie Friday 14 June, 2019
If you dont know about the “little” powerhouse of Marsai Martin, who not only starred in LITTLE movie but executive produce the new-age comedy. She is ony 14 years old, which makes her the youngest executive movie producer in the world! LITTLE, which was heavily inspired by the 1988 highly critically acclaimed film BIG. You may know Marsai Martin from ABC’s Blackish, and even though she starred and produce LITTLE she is making BIG moves! LITTLE comes out 6/25 on Digital, 7/9 on Blu-ray & DVD.
LITTLEwas praised for allowing Issa Rae and Marsai Martin to rock their natural hair styles and continuing to showcase that #BlackGirlMagic comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, and of course, hair types.
Throughout the film when Regina Hall’s character ‘Jordan’ morphs into her 13 year old self (Marsai Martin) you immediately see how confidence she is and while rocking her natural hair. This is so important because I will be honest, when I was in middle school I was getting relaxers. Having curly and natural hair was not something that was done, and straight hair was considered the standard of beauty. I didn’t see my natural curl pattern again until I was in my mid-20s. So for Marsai Martin to make sure her character showed a teen rocking her natural texture with pride was absolutely ground breaking and amazing.
Teens in any era, movie or no more the theme is all about learn and having a self esteem. You start trying to figure out what makes you the person you are, and your hair can shape your entire look. So imagine if you are a young woman of color watching a girl in your age range rocking her hair with confidence. A beautiful fro! The entire movie her hair stood big and bold! She didnt tame it, she didnt braid it, but in or slick it down to look more “managable” or tameable.
You would be surprise at such a young age how girl’s self-esteem can get shot just by their hair texture alone. So once again this was very responsible for Marsai to make sure she represented a young black girl who rocked her natural hair texture with pride. There was not one moment in the film where she reacted to her hair in a negative way. If more young girls can start off young loving their hair and even better, to see young stars in their own age range do it as well, then it will help their self-esteem through their teens and even moreso in their adulthood.
There was a lot of “magic” going on in LITTLE, I won’t ruin it and say how, but one of the best magic in the film is rocking that Black Girl Magical confidence with her hair as the best fashion accessory! I would highly recommend checking out LITTLE and own it in your home for a “little” magic for yourself!
Marsai Martin as little Jordan Sanders in Little, co-written and directed by Tina Gordon.
LITTLE is an irreverent new comedy about the price of success, the power of sisterhood and having a second chance to grow up — and glow up — right. Regina Hall (Girls Trip, “Black Monday”) and Marsai Martin (Black-ish) both star as Jordan Sanders — Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of Jordan and Martin as the 13-year-old version of her who wakes up in her adult self’s penthouse just before a do-or-die presentation. Issa Rae (“Insecure,” The Hate You Give) plays Jordan’s long-suffering assistant April. Using heart and humor, LITTLE teaches us to not shy away but to celebrate the greatest and most authentic versions of ourselves.
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Filled with laugh-out-loud moments from beginning to end and amusing bonus content, LITTLE makes the perfect movie for a Girls Night In! The film is based on an idea by Marsai Martin, who also serves as an executive producer, alongside Regina Hall, Preston Holmes (Girls Trip, Night School), and Josh Martin. Littleis directed by Tina Gordon (What Men Want, Drumline), produced by Will Packer (Girls Trip, Night School), and also stars Justin Hartley (“This Is Us”, A Bad Moms Christmas).
BONUS FEATURES ON BLU-RAYTM, DVD and digital:
Gag Reel
More Than a LITTLE Talent – A behind-the-scenes look at the dream cast that brings Black Girl Magic to the silver screen.
Regina Goes Method – A look at Regina Hall’s unique approach to playing the character of Jordan Sanders.
Marsai Martin Presents… – Journey with Marai Martin as she tours around the set interviewing the filmmakers and crew.
Black Momma Whuppin’ Situation – Go behind-the-scenes of the hilarious parking lot fight with Issa Rae and Marsai Martin.
Issa Rae’s Assistant Survival Guide – Issa Rae shares tips for surviving a boss from hell.
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We need so much more of this on tv. Growing up as a Latina, I didn’t have role models. My barbies were all blonde, and there were no latin role models on tv. All I saw were parodies of latinos and what we were. This is a move in the right direction, I hope to see more like this coming out. It is good for the world. Can’t wait to watch it.
Love when movies, celebrities, and pop culture encourage confidence of our children to rock their natural hair, love the skin they’re born with, and appreciate everyone for who they are!! So important!!
I cant believe I never went to see this.. My daughter and i were so looking forward to seeing this movie but I think life got in the way with school wrapping, traveling for work and getting prepared for my stepdaughter coming to town. maybe we can still go. Imma check to see if its still playing.
I can’t wait to show my 4 year old this movie. It’s important for me to show her that all kinds of people can act and do whatever they put their minds too (even kids!).
I saw an interview with Marsai on the Daily Show and was extremely impressed. It’s not often you see someone so young be so poised and on top of their game.
Little is absolutely hilarious and I am in awe of Marsai’s drive and ambition. I am excited about her career. I am going to get this DVD to support her coins. thanks for reminding me that its out.
I haven’t got the chance to watch this movie but the themes you described that are present makes me want to take young girls to go see it! Awesome that she is the youngest producer!
I can’t believe it’s already out of theaters and coming to video! I wanted to see this in the theaters but the timing didn’t work out. It looks hilarious!
I saw Little in the movies and I loved it. And I agree with you it’s so important that young girls (and boys) are instilled with confidence at a young age. It will help them handle and survive the tough world as they get older. I didn’t realize it was already out on DVD I feel like it just came out in theaters.
I’m not really into this kind of movies or shows but I think would be a good one to most
I love such movies. I will definitely going to watch this for sure
We need so much more of this on tv. Growing up as a Latina, I didn’t have role models. My barbies were all blonde, and there were no latin role models on tv. All I saw were parodies of latinos and what we were. This is a move in the right direction, I hope to see more like this coming out. It is good for the world. Can’t wait to watch it.
Love when movies, celebrities, and pop culture encourage confidence of our children to rock their natural hair, love the skin they’re born with, and appreciate everyone for who they are!! So important!!
Wow, that was fast! Seems like movies are coming to video much faster than before. I’m looking forward to this one.
I cant believe I never went to see this.. My daughter and i were so looking forward to seeing this movie but I think life got in the way with school wrapping, traveling for work and getting prepared for my stepdaughter coming to town. maybe we can still go. Imma check to see if its still playing.
I can’t wait to show my 4 year old this movie. It’s important for me to show her that all kinds of people can act and do whatever they put their minds too (even kids!).
Wow that girl is stylish, and what an inspirational role model to girls out there, to be so accomplished at such a young age.
I saw an interview with Marsai on the Daily Show and was extremely impressed. It’s not often you see someone so young be so poised and on top of their game.
When someone says something to a kid it can really mess things up. I agree that showing her with confidence about being real is amazing and awesome.
I still have not seen this movie! But I can’t wait to watch it! I wanted to go see it in a theatre but I never got around to doing it!
Oh I need to see this. I am sure this is worth it and I will be learning a lot from this.
I love the natural hair look so much. I’m going to have to check out this movie and invite some BFF’s to watch it with me.
I loved this movie, I saw it several times when it hit theaters. I can’t wait to get it on DVD, this is a must have for the collection.
This was such a great movie. I really enjoyed it.
I still need to see this movie! I absolutely loved all the previews!!
Took the girl to see it on her birthday and we had a blast I definitely want to own that so we can watch all the time
This is definitely a must see, I can’t wait for it to be available in Europe too. Love the cast!
Little is absolutely hilarious and I am in awe of Marsai’s drive and ambition. I am excited about her career. I am going to get this DVD to support her coins. thanks for reminding me that its out.
We absolutely need more films like this one! I really want to understand why it says “her boss woke up like this” on the cover. Thank you 🙂
I still haven’t seen this! I can’t believe that it is going to be on DVD already! Wow!
I wanted to see this. I will have to check it out when it comes out.
Oh wow an executive producer at 14, that’s incredible, she is going to go really far, so talented
Laura x
I still cannot believe that I haven’t watched this movie as yet. Perhaps it’ll land on Netflix or something for me to watch soon.
I haven’t got the chance to watch this movie but the themes you described that are present makes me want to take young girls to go see it! Awesome that she is the youngest producer!
I can’t believe it’s already out of theaters and coming to video! I wanted to see this in the theaters but the timing didn’t work out. It looks hilarious!
I have yet to see this movie, but I am looking forward to watching it. It looks like it was really good.
She is awesome and a great actress. I didn’t get a chance to see this movie yet. However, I may see if its on Amazon.
I saw Little in the movies and I loved it. And I agree with you it’s so important that young girls (and boys) are instilled with confidence at a young age. It will help them handle and survive the tough world as they get older. I didn’t realize it was already out on DVD I feel like it just came out in theaters.
My coworker was asking me about this movie the other day. I’ve had every intention on seeing it, but haven’t yet had the time to.