John Boyega (born March 17, 1992) is a British actor who stars as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Biography
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His involvement in the sequel trilogy was first announced on April 29, 2014.[2] He has also been involved in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny as well as several Star Wars video games; After making a Twitter post criticizing Star Wars Battlefront's lack of a story campaign,[4] Boyega hosted a trailer for Star Wars Battlefront II.[5]
In 2019, after moving apartments, Boyega accidentally left a script for Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker under his bed, which was found a few weeks later by a cleaner, who not realizing what they had, posted the script on eBay for $84. The script was purchased by a quick-thinking Disney staffer, preventing a massive leak, but Boyega nevertheless found the experience "scary."[6]
Work in Star WarsEdit
BibliographyEdit
- Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Episode VII Adds Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong'o and Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 150
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 154
- "Launch Pad"—Star Wars Insider 155
- "Bantha Tracks"—Star Wars Insider 160
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Character Posters Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "John Boyega Is Finn"—Star Wars Insider 162
- Star Wars: Episode VIII Now Filming on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Training Featurette on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Star Wars: Episode IX Panel | Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- John Boyega Takes The Stage At SWCC 2019 | The Star Wars Show Live! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel
- Lucasfilm Stands with John Boyega on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ Behind the Scenes of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, LEGO Bucketheads, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Episode VII Cast Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IX Cast Announced on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Tassi, Paul (March 4, 2016). John Boyega Asks EA For A 'Star Wars: Battlefront' Story Campaign. Forbes. forbes.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved on September 26, 2017.
- ↑ This is Star Wars Battlefront 2 on the EA Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Steinbuch, Yaron (November 27, 2019). 'Star Wars' actor John Boyega admits script that landed on eBay was his. New York Post. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved on November 27, 2019.
- ↑ Reilly, Dan (January 21, 2016). Star Wars and Saturday Night Live's Long History in 16 Sketches. vulture.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018.
External linksEdit
- John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) on Twitter
- John Boyega on Wikipedia
- John Boyega at the Internet Movie Database
