Black-ish star gets new credit

Black-ish star Marsai Martin will become Hollywood’s youngest executive producer after earning a credit on the new Big remake. The 14-year-old actress is starring in Little, which reverses the premise of the 1988 movie Big. Marsai presented her idea for the new film to Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, who helped her get it made. “It was one of my most favourite films growing up,” she said. “After the season 1 finale of Black-ish, we told Kenya Barris about it, and he called Will (Packer — a film producer) and said: ‘Yo, you know the girl who plays Diane on Black-ish? She has this dope idea!’” Although Little is directed by Tina Gordon Chism, since it is based on Martin’s idea she is credited as an executive producer. Martin edged out another 14-year-old, Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown, who is six months older and producing a new film about Sherlock Holmes’s sister.