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Comedian Chris Rock Reflects On How Close He Came To Playing Jimmy Olsen In Tim Burton’s Superman Lives

September 22, 2021

As often pointed out, Tim Burton's Superman Lives remains one of the biggest what-ifs in Hollywood superhero history, as despite having gotten Nicolas Cage to wear the cape and pouring millions of dollars into ...

Star Wars Official Twitter Account Uses Illustration of John Boyega To Virtue Signal For “Black Representation”, Ignoring Disney’s Treatment of Actor and Character

Spencer Baculi

February 13, 2021

Movies

An illustration of Star Wars’ Finn shared by the brand’s official Twitter account in honor of “black representation” has rung hollow for many audiences in the wake of Disney’s treatment of both the character an...

John Boyega Describes Working On Franchises Like Star Wars As A “Luxury Jail”

John F. Trent

February 1, 2021

Celebrity, Movies

John Boyega, who played Finn in Disney's Star Wars sequel trilogy, recently discussed what it was like working on the franchise. John Boyega as Finn in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" - dir. J.J. Abrams - Lu...

Rumor: WarnerMedia Courting John Boyega For DC Comics Role

John F. Trent

December 2, 2020

Movies

A new rumor details that WarnerMedia is courting Star Wars and Pacific Rim Uprising actor John Boyega for a DC Comics role. The rumor comes from Small Screen and writer Edward Lauder. Lauder writes, "...

Star Wars Actor John Boyega Quits As Jo Malone’s Global Ambassador After They Replace Him With Chinese Actor Liu Haoran In China

John F. Trent

September 15, 2020

Celebrity

Star Wars actor John Boyega announced he stepped down as Jo Malone's global ambassador after discovering they replaced him with a local brand ambassador in China. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Boyega ...

John Boyega Blasts Disney After Minority Cast Was “Pushed to the Side” In Disney Star Wars Sequels!

Spencer Baculi

September 2, 2020

Celebrity

Star Wars and Attack the Block star John Boyega recently opened up on his disappoint and frustration with Disney. He pointed at their performative treatment of their minority cast members in their Star Wars seq...

Star Wars Actor John Boyega Joins London Protests, Gives Speech Saying, “I Don’t Know If I’m Going To Have A Career After This”

John F. Trent

June 4, 2020

Celebrity

Star Wars and Pacific Rim actor John Boyega joined protestors in London's Hyde Park where he delivered a speech that he believes could threaten his acting career. The speech was captured by Britian's The Eve...

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Writer Gennifer Hutchison Criticizes Disney Star Wars’ Treatment Of John Boyega’s Finn

John F. Trent

June 3, 2020

Movies

Amazon's Lord of the Rings writer Gennifer Hutchison recently spoke out on Disney Star Wars' treatment of John Boyega's Finn. Hutchison's comments come after script supervisor and screenwriter Emily Blake kn...

Star Wars Actor John Boyega Hates “White on Black Racism” That “Ruined The World”

John F. Trent

May 27, 2020

Celebrity

Star Wars and Pacific Rim Uprising actor John Boyega recently took to Twitter to declare that he "really f***ing hates racists" following a video of four police officers in Minnesota arresting George Floyd. ...

John Boyega Continues To Throw Shade At Disney and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

John F. Trent

April 20, 2020

Celebrity, Movies

Star Wars actor John Boyega, who played Finn in the Disney sequel trilogy, appears to be living up to his word as he now appears to be making it a habit of throwing shade at the Disney Star Wars sequel films. ...

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