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COMPLEX: Why was Converse your partner of choice working on this project? John Boyega: I think it was, for me, the track record. Obviously, you have to do research into who you’re working with, and they have—especially under the All-Star Program—created a platform and environment for creatives to connect, to improve, and have been doing […]
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For the likes of Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and the late Carrie Fisher, their careers and level of fame took off into another stratosphere following their star-making turns in Star Wars. For someone like John Boyega, his tenure serves as a reminder of what could’ve been. The main theatrical poster for 2015’s Star Wars: The Force […]
Jamie Foxx and Candyman‘s Teyonah Parris are joining John Boyega in the new Netflix film They Cloned Tyrone, Deadline reports The sci-fi thriller follows our three leads as they get mired in a mysterious government conspiracy. Creed 2 writer Juel Taylor is making his directorial debut. Foxx has had an increasingly cozy relationship with the streaming giant, thanks in large part to the massive success […]
For his first major interview since wrapping up his time in the Star Wars universe, John Boyega—who will soon be seen in Steve McQueen‘s upcoming Small Axe series—said what’s long needed to be said about the franchise. The resulting piece from Jimi Famurewa, out via British GQ on Wednesday, is an enthralling and truly candid […]
The Star Wars family is standing by John Boyega. On Wednesday, the Disney-owned franchise expressed support for the 28-year-old actor just hours after he delivered a powerful speech at a Black Lives Matter demonstration in London. Boyega, who played Finn in three Star Wars installments, addressed his fellow protestors through a megaphone, speaking on the racial injustices the black community […]
While John Boyega has never been shy about expressing his opinion towards Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, he wouldn’t go as far as to say that the film was embarrassing. On Sunday, Boyega responded to a tweet referring to Episode IX as being embarrassing. “Embarrassing? LOL you wish,” he wrote. “Very fulfilling, some disappointments but yet not that big […]
John Boyega is unfazed by the haters—at least, that’s what his recent Instagram posts suggests. On Friday night, the 27-year-old actor shared an edited video in which he seen kicking, punching, and running over some of the recent criticism he’s received online. Boyega received backlash last month when he referenced the polarizing kiss between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo […]
John Boyega caused a bit of stir Tuesday afternoon when he shared a tweet that many perceived as Reylo shade. The post in question featured a series of stills of Star Wars characters Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and Rey (Daisy Ridley) battling it out in the trilogy. Boyega, who plays Finn in the franchise, sarcastically captioned the […]
According to early projections, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will have no problem neutering the film version of Cats when it comes to U.S. ticket sales, after those numbers become official when the year-end box office wraps up this weekend. Note that this also happens to be the opening weekend for both films. The […]
