He became a world star thanks to his role as Finn in the last trilogy. Star WarsJohn Boyega no longer wants to play in the famous franchise, he revealed this week on the microphone of the radio show. Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang.
“At the moment it is fine. It is better that I stay away, ”explains the actor, who will return to the cinema with historical fiction in the coming weeks. the king woman (in theaters September 28).
“I think Finn is accepted enough that I can appreciate him in other things, like video games, animated series. But I think it’s enough for me to have only worked on three episodes.”
And the actor to add: “To be completely honest, I found Joel Taylor, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Viola Davis to be allies, people I’d rather work with. I’ve got to stay versatile.”
Market the black character
In 2020, John Boyega harshly criticized the treatment of his character in the latest trilogy Star Wars.
“They gave Adam Driver a lot of nuance, they gave Daisy Ridley a lot of nuance, let’s be honest. Daisy knows it. Adam knows it. Everybody knows it,” he told GQ.
In the same interview, he accused Disney of “highlighting a black character, promoting him as if he were going to be more important than he is in the franchise, and then leaving him out”: “When we get […] to John Boyega, we screw everything up”.
Source: BFM TV
