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Star Wars’ John Boyega criticises Finn being “pushed to the side”

Star Wars actor John Boyega has criticised how his character Finn was “pushed to the side” within the current sequel trilogy.

Boyega’s stormtrooper-turned-Resistance hero first emerged as a principal character in 2015’s The Force Awakens, although was more and more sidelined because the trilogy progressed.

Many followers hit out at his character’s minimal function in The Rise of Skywalker by the point the trilogy nearer was launched final 12 months, with Boyega additionally now expressing his unhappiness at how Disney dealt with his function.

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“It’s so difficult to manoeuvre,” he instructed GQ. “You get your self concerned in initiatives and you are not essentially going to love the whole lot.

“[But] what I might say to Disney is don’t carry out a Black character, market them to be way more essential within the franchise than they’re after which have them pushed to the aspect. It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.”

Boyega additionally criticised how the franchise handled different actors of color equivalent to Kelly Marie Tran, who performed Rose.

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Comparing his portrayal with that of Daisy Ridley’s Rey and Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren and the way the dynamic shifted in The Last Jedi, Boyega continued: “Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver.

“You knew what to do with these different individuals, however when it got here to Kelly Marie Tran, when it got here to John Boyega, you realize f**okay all. So what would you like me to say? What they need you to say is, ‘I loved being part of it. It was an excellent expertise…’ Nah, nah, nah. I’ll take that deal when it is an excellent expertise.

“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.”

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Meanwhile, Boyega has just lately been calling out poisonous Star Wars followers on Twitter, saying: “Toxic Star Wars followers nonetheless discover their option to my mentions. Lord. Must I be blunt? I do not f**okay with you no extra.”

The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and the complete Skywalker Saga can be found on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K now, in addition to on Disney+, whereas Rise of Skywalker can be on Sky Cinema Premiere and NOW TV.