John Boyega

While Star Wars helped Boyega gain superstardom around the world, heads like us been checking for him since the British sci-fi comedy dropped back in 2011.

LONDON (AP) — Black actor John Boyega has stepped down from his role as a global ambassador for perfume brand Jo Malone after the company decided to hire a Chinese actor to replace him in an ad he created. The “Star Wars” star wrote Tuesday on Twitter that the brand’s decision to “replace my campaign […]

NEW YORK (AP) — British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he helped create. Jo Malone London said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that the ad designed for Chinese audiences was a misstep and […]

The actor expressed his anger towards racists in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and his white fans tried to walk him off the ledge but didn't get the desired results.

New movies and shows are in the works.

You might know John Boyega from playing Finn in the “Star Wars” films “The Last Jedi” as well as “The Force Awakens.”

Two of the best actors in the biz are set to join the Academy.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” star John Boyega has been cast in the sequel “Pacific Rim.” He’ll play the lead character, the son of Idris Elba’s character from the original film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The plot for the sequel is being kept under wraps, but the film is set in a world where […]

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 casting of John Boyega famously caused controversy on Nov. 28, 2014, when he appeared in a stormtrooper costume in the film’s first teaser, […]

Director J.J. Abrams has received his share of flack from fans for being the man behind the Star Wars and Star Trek reboots.  But the first teaser…