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https://www.itv.com/news/london/202...sney-of-pushing-his-star-wars-character-aside
John Boyega has accused Disney of marketing his character in Star Wars as an important figure before pushing him aside.
The Peckham-born actor, 28, played Finn, the franchise’s first black Stormtrooper, in the recent trilogy alongside Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Adam Driver’s villainous Kylo Ren.
However, Finn’s screen time diminished in sequel The Last Jedi and denouement The Rise of Skywalker.
Boyega told British GQ: “You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything.
“(But) 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.
“It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.”
Boyega claimed Disney, which distributes Star Wars, had given more “nuance” to his co-stars and suggested the company did not know how to treat him as a black actor.
“Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver,” he said.
“You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran (who played Rose Tico and has Vietnamese heritage), when it came to John Boyega, you know f*** all.
“So what do you want me to say? What they want you to say is, ‘I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience…’
“Nah, nah, nah. I’ll take that deal when it’s a great experience.
“They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let’s be honest.
“Daisy knows this. Adam knows this. Everybody knows. I’m not exposing anything.”
John Boyega has accused Disney of marketing his character in Star Wars as an important figure before pushing him aside.
The Peckham-born actor, 28, played Finn, the franchise’s first black Stormtrooper, in the recent trilogy alongside Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Adam Driver’s villainous Kylo Ren.
However, Finn’s screen time diminished in sequel The Last Jedi and denouement The Rise of Skywalker.
Boyega told British GQ: “You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything.
“(But) 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.
“It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.”
Boyega claimed Disney, which distributes Star Wars, had given more “nuance” to his co-stars and suggested the company did not know how to treat him as a black actor.
“Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver,” he said.
“You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran (who played Rose Tico and has Vietnamese heritage), when it came to John Boyega, you know f*** all.
“So what do you want me to say? What they want you to say is, ‘I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience…’
“Nah, nah, nah. I’ll take that deal when it’s a great experience.
“They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let’s be honest.
“Daisy knows this. Adam knows this. Everybody knows. I’m not exposing anything.”