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John Boyega slams Disney and claims his Star Wars character was 'sidelined' while 'the nuance' was given to his white co-stars
UK Daily Mail ^ | September 2, 2020 | Sean O'Grady

Posted on 09/02/2020 4:28:54 AM PDT by C19fan

John Boyega has slammed Disney for 'sidelining' his Star Wars character and giving 'all the nuance' to his white co-stars Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley.

The actor, 28, portrayed the franchise's first black Stormtrooper, in The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker and told how he thinks Disney marketed his character as being 'much more important' than he actually was.

Speaking in an interview with the October issue of British GQ magazine, he said: 'You get yourself involved in projects and you're not necessarily going to like everything.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: disney; johnboyega; race; star; starwars; theforceawakens; thelastjedi; theriseofskywalker
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LMAO!!!
1 posted on 09/02/2020 4:28:54 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

As one actor said, “There are no small roles, merely small actors.”


2 posted on 09/02/2020 4:31:14 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud?)
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To: C19fan

How about creating black characters under new movie plot-lines rather than butcher the existing movie history? Hollywood did the same thing with gender replacements, and for the most part that has not fared well either.


3 posted on 09/02/2020 4:33:57 AM PDT by CatOwner
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The first one to mention race is the racist.


4 posted on 09/02/2020 4:35:07 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: C19fan

John Boyega? Never heard of her.


5 posted on 09/02/2020 4:35:40 AM PDT by HighSierra5
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Note to Mr. Boyega: Dude, I haven’t seen a Stars Wars movie in decades.

It’s not all about you.


6 posted on 09/02/2020 4:35:44 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: C19fan

In space no one can hear you whine.


7 posted on 09/02/2020 4:37:05 AM PDT by Flag_This (China delenda est.)
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To: Flag_This

That is a good one!!!


8 posted on 09/02/2020 4:37:42 AM PDT by C19fan
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John Boy.
Wasn’t he in The Waltons?


9 posted on 09/02/2020 4:38:25 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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Actually folks like you made him more important the he actually was.


10 posted on 09/02/2020 4:40:32 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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I don’t recall where his character’s race was brought up at all.

His role could have been played by anyone.

Why does his skin color have anything to do with anything?


11 posted on 09/02/2020 4:43:42 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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He was a really poor casting choice in the first place- he’s not a good actor and his stage presence is not charismatic.

Sorry dude- you were already affirmative-actioned above your level of competence. Quit complaining and blaming your race.


12 posted on 09/02/2020 4:43:45 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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Poh widdo baby.


13 posted on 09/02/2020 4:45:00 AM PDT by DennisR (Look around. God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: Flag_This

I LOL’ed at that one.

In fact I’m going to steal it for my FB post.


14 posted on 09/02/2020 4:45:00 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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Please I had to sit through a complete 20 or 30 minute sub plot with you and that Asian woman.. that was utterly pointless and only there to offer some PC crap that had nothing to do with the overall story.

You hardly were pushed aside, if anything you got more screen time than you should have for what they had you doing.


15 posted on 09/02/2020 4:46:34 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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Worse than that. Rumpos are swirling that katheleen kennedy will be shown the door and that THE LAST 3 EPISODES OF SW NEVER HAPPENED (someon’s dream or alt universe).

The reins will be handed back to Lucas who will rewrite canon correctly. This has already happened with the Kelvin timeline in ST which has been terminated and declared not canonical.

So his character never existed.


16 posted on 09/02/2020 4:47:34 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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In the movie WARGAMES the computer finally figured there were no winners and the only way to win was not to play.

Fast forward a few decades and it is lesson all businesses should take to heart. In the GAME OF WOKE there is no way to win so it is best not to even try.


17 posted on 09/02/2020 4:49:02 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: HamiltonJay

rose tico may be the most despised franchise character since Wesley Crusher.


18 posted on 09/02/2020 4:50:22 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: freedumb2003

The 3 Star Wars sequels succeeded in making the 3 Star Wars prequels no longer the worst of the Star Wars trilogies.


19 posted on 09/02/2020 4:52:06 AM PDT by Flick Lives (My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
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To: HamiltonJay
Robot Chicken is the best thing that ever happened to the franchise.

Robot Chicken Star Wars: The Best of the Dark Side

20 posted on 09/02/2020 4:54:27 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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