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John Boyega Says He's Calling Jamie Foxx Frequently Despite No Response

Published: 06/16/2023

Jamie Foxx's "They Cloned Tyrone" costar John Boyega says he's desperately attempting to contact the ailing megastar -- and has been since Jamie fell ill 2 months ago -- all to no avail, but John's not a quitter!!! John and several other cast members were feeling Jamie's absence at the 'TCT'…

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John Boyega Says He Only Wants Roles Where Character Is Different From Himself

Published: 08/25/2022

For John Boyega, the best thing about acting is getting to play characters who are fundamentally different from who he is in real life ... and he only wants roles that fit the bill. John joined us on "TMZ Live" and told us why he's not a fan of restricting who actors can and cannot play based on…

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John Boyega Rips Disney for Ruining His 'Star Wars' Character Development

Published: 09/02/2020

John Boyega isn't part of Disney's rat pack anymore, so he's speaking his mind freely about how he thinks they did him dirty in 'Star Wars' ... and he ain't sugarcoating a thing. The actor is gracing the October cover of British GQ, and talked to the mag about some lingering gripes over his time…

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John Boyega Goes Off on Racist White 'Fans' About George Floyd Killing

Published: 05/27/2020

John Boyega sees what's happening to black people here in the U.S. -- specifically, the killing of George Floyd -- and he has a message to racist white Americans who might also be his fans. The 'Star Wars' actor went on an epic tirade Wednesday, going IN on "racist white people" who in any way,…

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John Boyega Pisses Off 'Star Wars' Fans with 'Sexist' Joke About Rey

Published: 12/31/2019

John Boyega is leaving 2019 in a blaze of glory ... defending himself to the death after he was accused of being sexist over a joke he cracked about his female costar, Daisy Ridley. The 'Star Wars' actor responded to a ton of mega fans Tuesday after a screenshot of a comment he recently left on…

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Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill Grant Kids Wish Network Lifetime Experience

Published: 12/20/2019

Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and the cast of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" gave a couple of kids an out-of-this-world experience ... granting them an AWESOME wish!!! The Kids Wish Network flew out Addisyn, Ayden and their families to L.A. for the world premiere of one of the most…

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'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Premiere Features Major Movie Characters

Published: 12/17/2019

The world premiere of the ninth film in the main 'Star Wars' saga did not disappoint -- with epic entrances by everyone from Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley to Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill ... and, of course, their robotic and hairy friends. Countless fans in cosplay lined up outside the Dolby…

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John Boyega Jokes J.J. Abrams Needs to Get Over 'Skywalker' Script on eBay

Published: 11/27/2019

John Boyega's not dwelling on his epic screw-up that resulted in the "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" script landing on eBay -- and he's urging the film's director to let it go too. We got John -- AKA Finn in the latest 'Star Wars' trilogy -- Wednesday outside ABC in NYC and he defended his…

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Prince William and Prince Harry Attend 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Premiere in London

Published: 12/12/2017

Prince William and Prince Harry were royal guests on the red carpet of Europe's premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" ... and the force looks very strong with these 2. The princes suited up for the London event Tuesday night and cruised past a line of Stormtroopers before being greeted by one of…

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'Star Wars' Star John Boyega Bumps & Grinds at Notting Hill Carnival

Published: 08/29/2017

The force is strong ... in John Boyega's shorts judging from all the bumping and grinding he did at London's massive Notting Hill Carnival. Boyega hit up the annual street carnival, along with some 2 million other people, and rode a carnival dancer - or two - like a 'Star Wars' landspeeder ... or…

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John Boyega -- 'Black Stormtrooper' Gets New Gig ... Badass in 'Pacific Rim' Seqeuel (PHOTO GALLERY)

Published: 11/23/2016

John Boyega looks like he's still running for his life in pics from the set of his new movie, "Pacific Rim: Maelstrom." The dude who played Finn in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ... aka the "black stormtrooper" ... is filming the action flick sequel down in Sydney, Australia. Boyega will be…

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'Star Wars' Star John Boyega -- Getty On Up

Published: 01/08/2016

Before he was Finn in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," John Boyega was just the suave dude repping the minority in a bunch of educational stock photos. Boyega copped to taking the gig with Getty Images back in the day after someone shared them on his Twitter page. He says he used the money for a…

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John Boyega Says He Only Wants Roles Where Character Is Different From Himself

For John Boyega, the best thing about acting is getting to play characters who are fundamentally different from who he is in real life ... and he only wants roles that fit the bill.

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'Star Wars' -- John Boyega Stuns Crowd ... We Love Finn!!!

John Boyega surprised a huge crowd at a "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" showing Friday night, and they went nuts.

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J.J. Abrams -- Some of My Best Friends Are Black Stormtroopers

"Star Wars" director J.J. Abrams did his best to kick up more 'Black Stormtrooper' debates by hanging out with the guy at the center of it ... like they were Obi-Wan and Luke back in the day.

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