JOHN Boyega has revealed that Disney ‘sidelined him’ as Finn in the Star Wars films because of his race. The Star Wars actor, 28, became an overnight sensation after starring in 2015 movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens - but he admits that he felt that his character was “pushed to the side”.
John was cast as a main character, stormtrooper Finn, in the highly anticipated franchise revival. In a new interview with GQ, John said: “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.
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