John Boyega to Studios: Don’t Let Any More Actors Get “Boyega’d” by Racist Abuse
John Boyega spent years dealing with racist trolls as he filmed the latest Star Wars trilogy—so it should come as no surprise that he’s not done speaking out about it yet.
John Boyega’s face became fans’ first introduction to the new trilogy when The Force Awakens debuted its first trailer in the fall of 2014 and opened on his character—a rogue Stormtrooper named Finn. Although millions of fans were delighted, racist trolls emerged from the very beginning—and relentlessly harassed the British actor in the years that followed.
Speaking with Variety and The Hollywood Reporter this week, Boyega revealed that he’s spoken with Disney and laid out how he believes the studio could better support performers of color—and he’s eager to speak with other execs as well.