After starring in Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block, John Boyega became a household name as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. However, Star Wars proved to be a rocky ride for Boyega – thrilling, naturally, but also marred by racist online abuse and Finn being sidelined as the trilogy unfurled. “What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side,” he told British GQ (opens in new tab) in 2020.
