Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming comedyLittle. Directed byTina Gordon(Peeples) and written by Gordon andTracy Oliver(Girls Trip), the film starsIssa Raeas a long-suffering assistant to a domineering and unreasonable boss, played byRegina Hall. But when her boss gets trapped in the body of a 13-year-old (Marsai Martin), Rae’s assistant character must now tend to her needs in a brand new way.
The story is basically a reverse version of theTom HanksclassicBig, but the laughs are frequent and heavy in this debut trailer. Rae and Hall have excellent chemistry, and it looks as though this could definitely be a breakout role for newcomer Martin. There is one joke towards the end of the trailer that’s rather offputting, but overall the film looks like a really fun—and gorgeous-looking—comedy anchored by a swell ensemble.
Check out theLittletrailer below. The film also starsJustin HartleyandRachel Dratchand opens in theaters on April 12th.
Here’s the official synopsis forLittle:
Girls Trip’s Regina Hall and Black-ish’s Marsai Martin 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.
Insecure’s Issa Rae plays Jordan’s long-suffering assistant April, the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body just as everything 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 — and glow up — right.
Will Packer, blockbuster producer of Girls Trip, the Ride Along franchise, and ten movies that have opened No. 1 at the U.S. box office, including Night School, No Good Deed and Think Like a Man, brings an all-new perspective to the body-swap comedy.
Little is directed by Tina Gordon (writer, Drumline) 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 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.
