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It's been an amazing year for me. To be Kunta Kinte and then come back 40 years later and be an executive producer on the remake - not bad.\"He says it also presents an opportunity to watch \"Roots\" with his daughter.\"Our daughter Mika, who's 21, has never seen roots beyond one hour because as soon as Kunta gets captured, she knows what happens next and she's never wanted to see that happen to her father.\"He says all that's different now that Kinte is being played by relative newcomer Malachi Kirby, who says playing the character has been an emotional journey for him as well.\"I had to do a lot of growing. I had to do a lot of adapting just to keep up with the story. It's been incredible. It's been inspiring. It's actually inspired me to to find out my own roots.   I actually did a DNA test the other day and it's just, the understanding that Kunta Kinte wasn't powered by the knowledge of himself and where he comes from, that spoke volumes to me. So I'm just doing my own digging now.\"The remake also stars Anna Paquin as a newly introduced character, the wife of a Confederate soldier, played by Lane Garrison.Paquin, who is from New Zealand, says the experience has been an education for her.\"I'm not American at all. So this is no part of my cultural history. So I feel like there's a certain amount of - it's a privilege to be part of this kind of story and the retelling of it and you don't want to be the weak link. So I did a lot of research.\"Rapper and actor T.I. also appears as a new character in the new \"Roots,\" playing a rebellious escaped slave that he says adds a new dimension to the story.\"It shows as more of how much rebellion went into slavery. There were people who who actually gave their lives and life and limb to not be slaves. There were people who said by any means necessary I will be free.\"While some have questioned whether there needed to be a remake of the iconic series, T.I. says the older one is just looks dated.\"The story is still extremely impactful and important but in itself - the younger you are the more reluctant you'd be to watch it and also I believe this one is important because it offers a lot more information about what were we before we were enslaved.\"Anika Noni Rose, who takes on the role of Kizzy, says the story, however, remains very relevant today.\"There are a lot of things that are happening now that are directly related to the formation of this country and how we formed and I think that when we refuse to acknowledge those things, when we continually pretend that there's A line of equal-ness, that the inalienable rights were there for everyone, we do ourselves a disservice.\"The four nights of the new \"Roots\" series premieres on the History channel on Memorial Day, Monday May 30th at 9 p.m. ET.New York, 23 May 20161. Wide exterior shot of Lincoln Center, premiere venue2. Wide shot of \"Roots\" cast3. Med shot of Anika Noni Rose, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Malachi Kirby posing for photos4. Close shot of LeVar Burton talking to reporter, with wife Stephanie Cozart Burton at his side.5. SOUNDBITE (English) LeVar Burton, Executive Producer/Actor: \"Rarely do you get in life, let alone in life, the opportunity to revisit a piece of work that you did 40 years ago from a different perspective. It's been an amazing year for me. To be Kunta Kinte and then come back 40 years later and be an executive producer on the remake - not bad.\"6. Me shot of LeVar Burton talking to reporter, with wife Stephanie Cozart Burton at his side.7. SOUNDBITE (English) LeVar Burton, Executive Producer/Actor: \"Our daughter Mika, who's 21, has never seen roots beyond one hour because as soon as Kunta gets captured, she knows what happens next and she's never wanted to see that happen to her father. Because Malachi (Kirby) is now playing the character we're going to be able to watch this with our daughter. Now she lives in Austin now. She just graduated from the university of Michigan and is working in her first job as a professional. So, much the way she and her mom watch scandal and game of thrones, we will be connecting - either by phone, Skype - somehow - but we're going to watch it together.\"8. Med shot of Anna Paquin and husband, fellow actor Stephen Moyer9. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Paquin, Actress:  \"I'm not American at all. So this is no part of my cultural history. So I feel like there's a certain amount of - it's a privilege to be part of this kind of story and the retelling of it and you don't want to be the weak link. So I did a lot of research.\"10. Med shot of Anna Paquin and husband, fellow actor Stephen Moyer11. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Paquin, Actress: \"There's a huge burden of responsibility as part of the cast of retelling something that was so iconic not to take something extraordinary and do a bad job with it. So, a little easier because my character didn't exist, so I wasn't actually playing somebody who's already portrayed in a a real person. So that was a little bit easier for me but no, it feels I think appropriately pressured.\"12.  Med shot of director Mario Van Peebles and son actor Mandela Van Peebles talking to reporter13. Close shot of T.I. talking to reporter14. SOUNDBITE (English) T.I., Actor/Rapper: \"It shows as more of how much rebellion went into slavery. There were people who who actually gave their lives and life and limb to not be slaves. There were people who said by any means necessary I will be free.\"15. Med shot of T.I. talking to reporter16. SOUNDBITE (English) T.I., Actor/Rapper, on why it was necessary to remake the original \"Roots\": It looks dated. The story is still extremely impactful and important but in itself - the younger you are the more reluctant you'd be to watch it and also I believe this one is important because it offers a lot more information about what were we before we were enslaved.\"17. Med shot of Chad Coleman posing for photos18. SOUNDBITE (English) Chad Coleman, Actor: \"We're making up this recipe and for some reason it just tastes different. It's because we went out there and to be in Africa and to be down in Louisiana - it's just - the gods are speaking. The spirits are there. So that just added special sauce. Now, for the young people - they identify with with film and television today is done in an epic way like them so we're giving it to them in in the big way that they need it so it can penetrate them.\"19. Close shot of Anika Noni Rose20. SOUNDBITE (English) Anika Noni Rose, Actress: \"There are a lot of things that are happening now that are directly related to the formation of this country and how we formed and I think that when we refuse to acknowledge those things, when we continually pretend that there's A line of equal-ness, that the inalienable rights were there for everyone, we do ourselves a disservice.\"21. Close shot of Malachi Kirby22. SOUNDBITE (English) Malachi Kirby, Actor:  \"I had to do a lot of growing. I had to do a lot of adapting just to keep up with the story. It's been incredible. It's been inspiring. It's actually inspired me to to find out my own roots.   I actually did a DNA test the other day and it's just, the understanding that Kunta Kinte wasn't powered by the knowledge of himself and where he comes from, that spoke volumes to me. So I'm just doing my own digging now.\"23. Med shot of Lane Garrison24. Close shot of Rege-Jean Page25. 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