John Boyega has been acting for more than a decade in films. He rose to prominence as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films ‘The Force Awakens’, The Last Jedi‘, and ‘The Rise of Skywalker’. The role earned him praises and international-level recognition.
Boyega is no longer a part of the popular space opera franchise. He has starred in a number of projects since then and is not very interested in ‘Star Wars.’ The 30-year-old actor talked about the position where his character Finn is right now and his future with the franchise.
John Boyega Talks About Leaving ‘Star Wars’ Franchise
Boyega became an international star for his role as Finn the stormtrooper who joins the resistance in the ‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy films.
The British actor recently appeared on SiriusXM’s “Tell Me Everything With John Fugelsang” to talk about leaving the soap opera franchise. “At this point I’m cool off it. I’m good off it,” he said.
John added: “I think Finn is at a good confirmation point where you can just enjoy him in other things, the games, the animation. But I feel like ‘[Episode] VII’ to ‘[Episode] IX’ was good for me.”
He continued, “To be fair, [with] the allies that I’ve found within Joel Taylor and Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Viola Davis, all these people I’ve been working with… versatility is my path.”
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Boyega Also Discussed Facing Racism From The Fandom
The crazy fandom of ‘Star Wars‘ is known in the entertainment world. They often go a step further to troll actors for minute reasons. ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi‘ star Moses Ingram faced a lot of severe racism.
Boyega was no different back then. He talked about facing racism from soap opera fans. “Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected. Do you understand what I’m saying? It makes me feel like, ‘Okay, cool. I am not the elephant in the room.’ Because when I started, it wasn’t really a conversation you could bring up.”
He talked about how times have changed since he started. “But now to see how blatant it is, to see Ewan McGregor come and support… for me, [it] fulfills my time where I didn’t get the support.”
John continued, “And for me to see other people accepted, and then at the same time to see that the studios now are like, ‘Okay, cool. This is not an elephant in the room conversation. We need to support our Black client.’ It’s fantastic.”
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