Olly sholotan3/4/2023 ![]() And tone wise, no matter how deep and how sad something got, they kind of always had to hit it with a joke. So in the original, it was 30 minutes and it was a comedy. We’re doing an hour for each episode, but also the tone is so different and it’s interesting to me how tone can affect so much of narrative. What’s the biggest difference between the reboot and the original?įirst of all, time. That scene just spoke volumes to me and especially with what I’m focusing on in this version of the character, it felt like magic to watch. And Carlton essentially is like “There is more than one way to be black. And also the episode when Carlton rushes to the black fraternity and they’re like “Hey, we’re not gonna accept you. And I think that was just beautiful for the nineties to show, black masculinity and show these two men connecting. It’s just this beautiful moment between Carlton and Will and you see them really connect and really care about each other. One is where Carlton overdoses on speed, I think. I have two favorite episodes slash scenes. What is the most iconic thing from the original to you? For the first time I watched it as a kid, but not in the same capacity as everyone, so it’s really cool to watch it now as an adult. But it’s been really cool, since getting to be in the show, to now actually go back and watch it in the order that it came out. What was very funny was that since I didn’t watch it in order, there were a lot of jokes that I just kind of missed because so many of the jokes are recurring bits. So I never got to catch it weekly as it came out, but growing up, I saw re-runs here and there. I was born in 1998 and the show stopped airing in 1996. So I’m excited to carry on that legacy.ĭid you watch the original show before you started filming? I think what’s been really cool is rather than looking at it like “Oh, this is a challenge that I can’t face”, sort of coming at it from the standpoint of I’ve been gifted the opportunity to follow in this legacy, I’ve been gifted the opportunity to continue along in the history of something so rich and impactful. When doing something like this, there’s always the voice at the back of your head that’s like “What are we taking on”? This is a lot, we’re really setting ourselves up for something, but I’m a person that loves challenges and this show, in its inception and its concept and its delivery, is such a challenge because we’re taking this iconic TV show and doing more with it. How was it filming a reboot of such an iconic and successful show? Olly, you’re the new ‘Colton Banks’ in the reboot of one of the classic TV series ‘ Bel-Air’. He will next be seen in the upcoming film ‘Gigi & Nate’ opposite Marcia Gay Harden, Josephine Langford, Diane Ladd and Jim Belushi. ![]() He is also a singer and music producer, whose work has been featured in various short and feature films. Olly Sholotan stars as ‘Carlton Banks’ in Peacock and Will Smith’s Bel-Air, a reboot of the classic hit series ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’.
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