SOUTH African actor Cantona James has described how he had to fully immerse himself in his latest role as Ethan in the new hit show, Spinners.
The series, which debuts on Showmax next week, follows Ethan (Cantona James), a 17-year-old driver working for a gang on the Cape Flats.
Needing to support his younger brother but increasingly disgusted by gang life, Ethan discovers a possible way out via spinning, the extreme motorsport where he can put his driving skills to better use.
James went to extreme lengths to perfect his role as Ethan, even by eating only once a day and relocating close to Lavender Hill, Cape Town, where the show was shot.
“Because I am a method actor, I had to first undergo letting go of myself and who I am and step back into a young mind and a young body,” James told Saturday Star this week.
