John Boyega Speaks Out About His Character’s Treatment in ‘Star Wars’
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wmagazine.comJohn Boyega was not in his 2015 breakout role as Finn in Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens—a character that arguably thrust the Peckham-born actor into stardom.
It was on June 3, 2020, when Boyega appeared at a Hyde Park rally in London, during the crest of the Black Lives Matter protests. “I need you to understand how painful this shit is,” he said at the time in front of a crowd of people, holding back tears. “I need you to understand how painful it is to be reminded every day that your race means nothing.
That isn’t the case anymore. It was never the case.”In a new interview with GQ, Boyega has told the story behind that scene, in addition to laying bare a series of revelations associated with his time on set for Star Wars and.
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