Meet your new class, ranked by their wow-worthy portrayals.
Jacob Tremblay, 9
How’s this for the fourth grade?
The subject matter sounds bleak, but Tremblay is the film’s incandescent source of light.
Caitlin Cronenberg
“How did he do it?”
“He’s so wise beyond his years.”
“Marsai is an old soul,” creator Kenya Barris says.
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“It’s just like, relax, you’re allowed to be yourself.”
But she’s not worried about burning out acting is in her blood.
“My parents are actors, and I used to go on auditions with them,” she says.
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“One day I was like, ‘When canIstart?'”
Pierce,get in line.
We’re betting this tot will graduate from intern to full-time star before too long.
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“But there are moments when he knows ‘I’m using my cuteness.’
And I love that!”
And the chance to frighten viewers?
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A happy bonus for the young actress.
“I didn’t know how scary she was until episode 4,” Rogers admits.
“After that I was like, ‘Yes!
Francois Duhamel
I’m going to be the scary one!'”
“I love making people laugh,” Tsai says.
“I just feel excited and pumped to do it.”
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But Tsai says he eventually wants to tackle dramatic parts.
“I like acting a lot because it makes me feel at home,” he says.
“Acting wasn’t my goal in life, but I liked it!”
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“I didn’t know what a pager was,” he says.
“I had to ask someone.”
She’s not afraid of hard work, either.
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