But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.John Boyega Says Star Wars Has Put “All the Shades” on Adam...Oscar Isaac (left) and John Boyega (right) as Poe Dameron and Finn in ‘Rise of Skywalker’Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran as Finn and Rose Tico in ‘The Last Jedi’ (Copyright 2017 Industrial Light)This website uses cookies to improve your experience.

John Boyega has accused Disney of marketing his character in Star Wars as an important figure before pushing him aside.

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I’ll take that deal when it’s a great experience.“They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. John Boyega has accused Disney of marketing his character in Star Wars as an important figure before pushing him aside.However, Finn’s screen time diminished in sequel The Last Jedi and denouement The Rise of Skywalker.Boyega told British GQ: “You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything.“(But) what I would say to Disney is do not bring out a black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side.Boyega claimed Disney, which distributes Star Wars, had given more “nuance” to his co-stars and suggested the company did not know how to treat him as a black actor.“Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver,” he said.“You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran (who played Rose Tico and has Vietnamese heritage), when it came to John Boyega, you know f*** all.“So what do you want me to say?

That’s my frustration.”John Boyega at a Black Lives Matter protest rally in Hyde Park (Victoria Jones/PA)The trilogy came to a conclusion with The Rise Of Skywalker last year and its main cast members are not expected to reprise their roles in the near future.In June, Boyega played a prominent part in the Black Lives Matter protests in London.The actor made an emotional speech in Hyde Park which referenced the death of George Floyd.He told the magazine: “I feel like, especially as celebrities, we have to talk through this filter of professionalism and emotional intelligence.“Sometimes you just need to be mad. John Boyega has said that he was encouraged not to wear certain clothes when attending press events for the Star Wars films. It makes you much more militant; it changes you.“Because you realise, ‘I got given this opportunity but I’m in an industry that wasn’t even ready for me.’“Nobody else in the cast had people saying they were going to boycott the movie because (they were in it).“Nobody else had the uproar and death threats sent to their Instagram DMs and social media, saying, ‘Black this and black that and you shouldn’t be a Stormtrooper.’“Nobody else had that experience. JOHN Boyega has accused Disney of sidelining his character in the Star Wars films while "all the nuance" was given to his white co-stars. Matt is back: Movie star Damon returns and is living in Dublin mansion ahead of movie shoot Let’s be honest.

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British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega has slammed Disney for ‘sidelining’ his Star Wars character and claiming ‘all the nuance’ was given to his white co-stars Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley. You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know everything.“So what do you want me to say?” What they want you to say is, “I enjoyed being a part of it. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.


Boyega was born John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega in the Peckham district of London on 17 March 1992, the son of Abigail (née Aboderin), who works with disabled people, and Samson Adegboyega, a Pentecostal minister. Rebecca: A Gothic classic that never goes out of style Justice League’s Ray Fisher responded to John Boyega’s claims about Star Wars.


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