{"id":128115,"date":"2019-01-09T10:41:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T15:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=128115"},"modified":"2019-01-09T12:13:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:13:39","slug":"set-visit-report-issa-rae-on-filming-little-working-with-marsai-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/set-visit-report-issa-rae-on-filming-little-working-with-marsai-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Set Visit Report: Issa Rae On Filming &#8216;Little&#8217; &#038; Working With Marsai Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-128118\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 209'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Marsai-Martin-and-her-father-Joshua-Martin-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Black-ish star <strong>Marsai Martin<\/strong> was only ten years old, she walked into Universal with her father, <strong>Joshua Martin<\/strong>, and Black-ish creator <strong>Kenya Barris<\/strong>, and pitched an idea for a film. Three years later, that film became, <strong>LITTLE<\/strong>, a body-switch comedy, loosely inspired by, Big. LITTLE, which comes to theaters this September, stars Martin, Insecure\u2019s Issa Rae, and Regina Hall. While LITTLE has familiar roots in films such as Big, Freaky Friday, and Seventeen Again, its uniqueness lies in its character dynamics and centering of \u2018Black girl magic.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-128182\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 189 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Little-poster-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regina Hall<\/strong> and Black-ish\u2019s Marsai Martin both star as Jordan Sanders\u00a0\u2014 Hall as the take-no-prisoners tech mogul adult version of\u00a0Jordan\u00a0and Martin as the 13-year-old version\u00a0of her who wakes up in her adult self\u2019s\u00a0penthouse\u00a0just before a do-or-die presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Insecure\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Issa Rae<\/strong> plays Jordan\u2019s long-suffering assistant April, the\u00a0only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an\u00a0awkward tween body just as\u00a0everything is on the line. Little is an irreverent new comedy about the price of success, the power of sisterhood and having a second chance to grow up\u00a0\u2014 and glow up\u00a0\u2014 right.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-128176\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 229'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Tina-Gordon-and-Tracy-Oliver-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Little\u00a0is directed by Tina Gordon (writer,\u00a0Drumline) with a story by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip) and a screenplay by Oliver and Gordon, based on an idea by teen actress Martin. The film is produced by Will Packer and his producing partner James Lopez and by Kenya Barris (Girls Trip, Black-ish), and is executive produced by Preston Holmes (Night School), Hall, Marsai Martin and Josh Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what actress Issa Rae had to say about the film:<\/p>\n<p><strong>A lot of your career you\u2019ve spent playing a version of yourself, how is this different?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qz65no3WnJk\" width=\"580\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> I get to have more fun. It\u2019s a different kind of tone. I feel kind of uninhibited here whereas, Insecure or even Awkward Black Girl, it\u2019s like my vision and I\u2019m kind of relieved to just be in somebody else\u2019s vision. Tina\u2019s [Gordon Chism] been doing such a great job. This was hard. This was feeling like a vacation coming off of\u2014like I was ready to get off, like \u201cTake me to Atlanta.\u201d I just have to show up and do my job and listen to someone else. I don\u2019t have to have the answers. Nobody\u2019s over here asking me questions, you know. It really is just getting to be a part of someone else\u2019s vision, and I just feel honored to be able to do that.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-128119\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 200 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/IssaRae2018ComplexConDay2a5jVaYWIQwMx-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This film is nothing but Black girl magic. What was it like for you, vibing with your costars and building a bond?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> I\u2019ve loved Marsai because I always see her at, you know, different Black events. I\u2019ve always admired her from a distance from her work on Blackish. To see her killing it here, to hear how all of this came together. What did she pitch this at, like ten or eleven years old? I look at her, and I\u2019m just so in awe and so proud of her. She\u2019s still such a little kid at heart, and I\u2019m so impressed with her. I\u2019ve, like, adopted her as my play cousin. Then, Regina I\u2019ve always been a fan of. Regina and I have actually wanted to work together for like years now. She hit me up in my early Awkward Black Girl days to try to collaborate. This is my second movie\u2014only my second movie and both of them have had her in them. So, I\u2019m going to be like, \u201cI just want to be in all Regina Hall movies.\u201d It\u2019s really fun, and she\u2019s been great in terms of contributing like jokes and things like that. It feels like such a rich, warm project. It just feels like being at home. Obviously Tina as well, who\u2019s just been killing\u2014who I\u2019ve also been a fan of for a very long time. To see her in her element, just knowing exactly what she wants is a blessing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Was there a movie when you were younger that made you feel what you think middle school Black girls will feel watching this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-128120\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 233 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Marsai-Martin-and-Issa-Rae-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> It\u2019s completely tonally different, but it would have to be something like Crooklyn. I came from a family of five\u2014I really identify with that girl. Our movies are so far, and few and that\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited about this. Marsai who\u2014that\u2019s another thing that gets me hype. Seeing her and thinking about the girls that are going to be looking at her and who she\u2019s going to grow up to be\u2014not to put too much pressure on her, but it\u2019s so cool because she is such a relatable person. Obviously, she\u2019s terrible in the movie, but I can still look at her and think, \u201cOh she\u2019s doing it. She\u2019s killing it.\u201d I didn\u2019t have many examples. I think more on the TV side I always credit like Moesha, but on the film side, there weren\u2019t that many movies centered around little Black girls. This is definitely kind of uncharted territory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As a female comic writer, what\u2019s the advice you would give to Marsai coming up into it, in such an early point in her career?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-128121\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Issa-Rae-and-Marsai-Martin-in-Little-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> It feels like she knows herself. That\u2019s so key in this industry in general as you\u2019re navigating to just embrace who you are and not kind of shift to anyone else. What I admire about her is that she really feels like she\u2019s coming into her own and not necessarily being bogged down by what\u2019s expected of her. I just love that. I\u2019m not the type to be like, \u201cGirl, let me tell you, back in my day.\u201d I would never have wanted that when I was thirteen or fourteen. I just love to let her be and encourage her because the choices that she makes comedically\u2014she just has a bright future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your wardrobe seems really fun. Does it transition when your character takes over as boss for Regina?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-128122\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 219 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Regina-Hall-in-Little-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> Does it transition? Yes, because my character\u2014Jordan\u2019s wardrobe is really extensive. She has a massive closet, so my character definitely wants to play in it. She plays in a very, very uniquely odd way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you could go back in your life, what period would you want to revisit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> There\u2019s that joke that Black people can\u2019t really go back that far in time, but I always say that I wish I were in college in the 90s. I feel like that would\u2019ve been\u2014the dances are doable, the music was amazing, Freaknik was huge, and I never will get a chance to experience like true Freaknik. But I don\u2019t know how I could handle it. I don\u2019t know how I would come out. I think it\u2019s best that I wasn\u2019t. It feels like it would be fun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-128123\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 227'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Little-producer-James-Lopez-Issa-Rae-and-Marsai-Martin-on-set-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How important is the portrayal of bullying, especially in the times we\u2019re in now?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> We don\u2019t want to make light of bullying. I think if anything, we just want to make it relatable and that\u2019s what this film feels like. It\u2019s just like, \u201cYou\u2019re not the only one going through this.\u201d Bullying doesn\u2019t stop at a certain age. It\u2019s really just about confronting\u2014my character it\u2019s about standing up for herself in the face of it. I think for the character of Jordan it\u2019s about accepting it that within yourself, that\u2019s not acceptable behavior to go to that root of what makes you act that way. This is just another approach to that issue. Again it is a serious issue, but we just want to show the multifacetedness of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Does your character ever get fed up with Jordan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-80596\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 225 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Issa-Rae-2-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> You got to watch the movie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your character finds her voice at some point in the film. Have you had any of those moments in your personal life, not necessarily being bullied, but coming into your own power?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> Absolutely. Not only in Hollywood, because as women you\u2019re constantly balancing, \u201cOh, I don\u2019t want to speak up too much to be the bitch or be seen as difficult.\u201d In Hollywood, once you have that label, it\u2019s difficult. It\u2019s so hard to get work, and I\u2019ve seen how easy it is. Difficult can be like, \u201cOh no, that\u2019s not really my vision. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s a good idea\u2014\u2018Oh! You\u2019re difficult.\u2019\u201d I\u2019m just trying to navigate that. I think for me, going into that it was just about not rocking the boat. I didn\u2019t feel like\u2014I was like, \u201cI barely got here, so I can\u2019t speak up. Everybody\u2019s going to know, she doesn\u2019t belong here.\u201d After a while, it was just about like, \u201cFuck that. I do belong here, and I have something to say.\u201d I would be mad at myself at the end of the day if I did not speak up. Honestly, I only have an obligation to be true to myself in this industry. Otherwise, what\u2019s the point? I\u2019ve definitely gone through that, and I\u2019ve had examples of amazing women who have encouraged me to do the same, just by either watching their journey or just personally, \u201cI was at a crossroad, similar to you. I wouldn\u2019t be the boss bitch I am now if I hadn\u2019t spoken up.\u201d To be able to see women like that and be like, \u201cIf that\u2019s what I want, I have to speak up.\u201d It felt more tangible to me.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-128125\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Journalists-on-Little-set-visit-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How has it been filming in Atlanta?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> It\u2019s been hot. It rains a lot. I didn\u2019t tell you one thing I enjoyed. I love that it\u2019s very\u2014I just love the community. I love the culture here. I haven\u2019t gotten a chance to go out as much. I had a wild weekend. It\u2019s really like\u2014just to be here is so enriching. It\u2019s a beautiful thing to see so many Black faces, to see so many Black business owners. My brother lives here so, that\u2019s also a highlight, and a couple of friends. It\u2019s just fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the most valuable part about working with Will Packer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-128124\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 200'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Producer-Will-Packer-on-set-for-Little-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Issa Rae:<\/strong> I\u2019ve just been watching him for so long, and he feels like he has such\u2014not only a good business sense just a good eye for what works, a good eye for talent, and a good instinct. He trusts his instinct a lot. I tend to be very indecisive. Sometimes I find myself second-guessing. Sometimes I think, \u201cI should\u2019ve just trusted my gut.\u201d to see someone who trusts his gut and pretty much hits the ball every time. That\u2019s admirable. For me it\u2019s goals. I\u2019m just soaking in his approach. He\u2019s such a friendly, happy, jovial, cool person all the time. I\u2019m\u2014I\u2019m working towards that. I\u2019m always stressed, and I\u2019m always thinking about something. To know how much, he has going on and sees he still has a smile on his face. I\u2019m like, \u201cWhat are you drinking? 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