John Boyega says he is done with the 'Star Wars' franchise after racist backlash
foxnews.comThe actor who played "Finn" in Disney's "Star Wars" sequel trilogy, John Boyega, says he's ready to move on from the franchise.
Currently, Boyega is set to star in the upcoming films "The Woman King" and "Breaking." "At this point I’m cool off it. I’m good off it," Boyega said on the SiriusXM show "Tell Me Everything With John Fugelsang." "I think Finn is at a good confirmation point where you can just enjoy him in other things, the games, the animation.
But I feel like ‘[Episode] VII’ to ‘[Episode] IX’ was good for me," he added. Boyega continued, "To be fair, [with] the allies that I’ve found within Joel Taylor and Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Viola Davis, all these people I’ve been working with… versatility is my path." Boyega also spoke on the issue of racism in the galactic fandom, referencing the recent experience of Moses Ingram in the "Obi-Wan Kenobi" Disney Plus series.
He praised Ewan McGregor for supporting Ingram, who starred in the series as the Inquisitor Reva, but claimed Disney did not show him the same support when he dealt with racism for his star role. "Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected.
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