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John Boyega attends the ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ fan event at the Roppongi Hills on December 10, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. *We are one week away from the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which will finally give racist diehards of the franchise other things to focus on besides the “black stormtrooper.” The […]

* John Boyega is stepping down as global ambassador for British perfume brand Jo Malone after the company removed him from the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he co-created. In a series of tweets Monday, the “Star Wars” star cited the brand’s failure to notify him that he had been cut from the Chinese […]

Getty * John Boyega has spoken out about the treatment of Black characters in the latest Star Wars trilogy, accusing Disney of wanting to profit off ethnic actors before pushing them to the sideline.  “You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything,” he told British GQ magazine. “ what […]

THEY CLONED TYRONE (L-R) TEYONAH PARRIS as YO-YO, JAMIE FOXX (PRODUCER) as SLICK CHARLES, JOHN BOYEGA as FONTAINE. CR. PARRISH LEWIS/NETFLIX *John Boyega hasn’t spoken to Jamie Foxx since the actor fell ill in April. The pair star in the new Netflix sci-fi comedy “They Cloned Tyrone” along with Teyonah Parris. The tale follows the […]

John Boyega with the award for Best Male Newcome in the winners room at the Jameson Empire Awards 2016 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on March 20, 2016 in London, England. *“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star John Boyega has been cast in the sequel “Pacific Rim.” He’ll play the lead character, the son […]

Actor John Boyega (”Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) is 25 *John Boyega is British and he’s black and he’s pissed. Yes indeed, the “Star Wars” actor, along with other black Britons, is too through with Spike Lee‘s “She’s Gotta Have It.” In particular, Boyega is speaking out against a scene in an episode of the […]

John Boyega as Leroy Logan in “Small Axe” BBC/Turbine Studios *Courtesy of Deadline.com, here’s your first look at John Boyega in Steve McQueen’s anticipated series “Small Axe,” which will air on Amazon and the BBC later this year. The anthology drama tells five stories from within London’s West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s. Boyega’s episode, […]

John Boyega for Jo Malone Cologne *British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to “Star Wars” actor John Boyega for removing him from the Chinese version of a cologne commercial that he helped create. Jo Malone London said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that the ad designed for Chinese audiences was a […]

*“Star Wars” star John Boyega will reportedly executive produce the South African crime-thriller “God Is Good,” which is being described by producers as in the vein of “Prisoners” and City Of God,” according to Deadline. The actor is also launching a record label, UpperRoom Records, to oversee the film’s soundtrack. Deadline breaks down the plot: […]

[…] how time changes things. If you recall, it was not that long ago that we were telling you about the hate that that new “Star Wars” star John Boyega was getting from racist trolls for daring to be a b lack storm trooper. Well, that was BEFORE “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” took over the […]

*The first trailer for director Kathryn Bigelow’s film “Detroit” was released Wednesday by Annapurna pictures. John Boyega stars in the movie that explores systemic racism against the backdrop of Detroit’s devastating riots that took place over five summer days in 1967. John Boyega in the trailer for “Detroit” “I’ll sleep when they stop rioting,” Boyega says […]

John Boyega with the award for Best Male Newcome in the winners room at the Jameson Empire Awards 2016 at The Grosvenor House Hotel on March 20, 2016 in London, England. *“Star Wars” lead John Boyega has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow’s untitled crime drama set against the backdrop of Detroit’s devastating riots that […]

John Boyega / Getty *John Boyega will star in and executive produce a prequel series to Denzel Washington’s post-apocalyptic action film “The Book of Eli.” Deadline reports that Boyega will portray a younger version of Washington’s Eli in the project, with the Hughes brothers directing and executive producing.  The plot details are unknown, but […]

John Boyega – screenshot *John Boyega has revealed he’s very disciplined when it comes to his love life preference, saying he will only date black women. The “Stars Wars” actor, who is starring in the Viola Davis-led motion picture “The Woman King,” made the comment in his recent interview with GQ Hype, adding that […]

[…] tends to overlook the obvious: such as the all white version of “The Wiz” titled “The Wizard of Oz.” In our exclusive chat with “Star Wars” actor John Boyega, he told us that he was not at all shocked by the wave of criticism the film received because of his casting. John plays black stormtrooper […]