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Star Wars actor John Boyega says non-white roles are ‘pushed to the side’ in franchise – The Guardian
British actor, who played former stormtrooper Finn, says the process had changed him and made him ‘angry’
The British actor John Boyega has criticised the treatment of non-white characters in the latest Star Wars films, saying they were marketed as important elements in the franchise but were ultimately pushed to the side.
In an interview published by GQ magazine on Wednesday, Boyega expressed bitterness over how his role as stormtrooper Finn faded in the latter episodes of the trilogy which concluded with The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.
What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a black charac…
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