14-year-old 'Black-ish' star Marsai Martin is a movie producer and what are we even doing with our lives

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14-year-old 'Black-ish' star Marsai Martin is a movie producer and what are we even doing with our lives
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You know that old saying about no matter how good you are at something, there's always someone out there that's better? Well, here to perfectly illustrate it is Black-ish star Marsai Martin.

In this case the "something" is life in general -- because how many people can say they own their own company, are technically their parents' boss, and are producing their own movie at the age of 14?

Martin is the executive producer of Little -- a reimagining of the Tom Hanks film Big.

"I was watching it [Big] and that's when I was thinking, what if we do this in like a modern perspective?" said Martin. "Give it a fresh take, and you know, make it more our time, and have it a female empowerment, all-black women cast."

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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