It requires a lot of mutual understanding and mutual trust as well as letting each other surf the beats of the scene. I think that scenes when you are angry with someone, in a way, can be harder than scenes when you are laughing with someone. We know that, no matter what I have got you. So, building that trust and building that bond off-screen makes those scenes easier because when we are in those scenes, there is a lot of trust there. We are going to be buddies.” Then, we met for the camera test and two days later, we were driving around LA, and just hung out for a whole day. Olly Sholotan: Well, Jabari and I, off the bat, truly, from the moment we met, I was like, “I like you. What was it like having that animosity while acting, and then stepping off the set and dealing with the actors afterwards? We were all just locked in, and knew what we were here for.ĬGMagazine: Clearly, on the show, your character and Will’s character have some differences. When we all stepped on set, it was just the most electric thing. Rather than looking at it as a daunting task, I chose to look at it as an honour to continue this legacy, and bring this story to a new generation. I think I am someone who has been taught to rise to the occasion. So, in a situation like this, when you realize how tall the giants that you are standing on are, you can either fold or you can just rise to the occasion. Olly Sholotan: Look, I am a person that loves a challenge. CGMagazine: Being a fan of the show, was it daunting to step into that role? How was it to step on that set for the first time? But once I had found out that the studio was interested, then I was juiced. So, I didn’t even tell my friends I got the audition. Since my parents are proud African parents, any audition I say I get, and they will ask me every day for the next six months, “Hey, so how is that going?” And with the way acting works, you sadly do not get most of the roles. I didn’t even tell my parents that I got the audition. So, jumping on a video call, CGMagazine met with Olly Sholotan to discuss his role as Carlton Banks, reviving the show, and his view on how important the show being revived is. While The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air viewed the character as more comedic, the one in this series is much more of a foil for Will. With the new show here, and a certifiable hit, we jumped at the chance to talk to Olly Sholotan, who plays Bel-Air’s version of Carlton Banks. When it was announced the show would be rebooted, it was hard to imagine what could be done to modernize The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, but somehow they managed it, bringing a new, much more real take to the iconic Banks family. ![]() With the cast of characters, there was a lot to love in the original show, giving a real sense of struggle, love, and family that felt much more natural than what was seen on other sitcoms of the day. It enraptured a generation of people, and made the world fall in love with Will Smith. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is a show that needs no introduction.
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