John Boyega

Date of Birth

1992-03-17

Place of Birth

Peckham, London, England, UK

Known for

The Woman King, The Freshening, Attack the Block, Half of a Yellow Sun, Imperial Dreams

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Awesome Artist Spotlight And Interview: Jaime Ventura

Posted 1 month ago

For years, Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net has been about two things only – awesome art and the artists that create it. With that in mind, we thought why not take the first week of the month to...

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John Boyega on how he would have improved Star Wars sequels if he was producer

Posted 8 months ago

John Boyega, who played Finn in the Star Wars sequels, says he would have shown for justice for the legacy characters.

John Boyega, Star Wars, The Force Awakens

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John Boyega had just £45 in his account when he booked Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Posted 1 year ago

When J.J. Abrams told John Boyega that he would be playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the actor had just £45 in his bank account.

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John Boyega says he’d be down to play the energy-absorbing mutant Bishop in the MCU

Posted 1 year ago

Star Wars and Attack the Block star John Boyega says he would play the mutant Bishop in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

JoBlo Originals

WTF Happened to the Unmade Star Wars: Duel of the Fates?

Posted 2 years ago

In this episode of What Happened to This Movie, we investigate the unmade Star Wars movie Duel of the Fates.

TV News

The Book of Eli prequel series from the film’s creative team starring John Boyega hits the open market

Posted 2 years ago

John Boyega will play a young Eli in The Book of Eli prequel series, reportedly taking place 30 years before the film.

Jeremy Saulnier discusses the troubled production of his upcoming film Rebel Ridge, which lost star John Boyega along the way

Movie News

John Boyega ranks the Star Wars sequels

Posted 3 years ago

Star Wars' Finn, John Boyega, has once again taken to dissing The Last Jedi, ranking it the worst of the sequel trilogy.

Movie Reviews

They Cloned Tyrone Review

Posted 3 years ago

Juel Taylor's directorial debut is a weird mash-up of Blaxploitation, comedy and sci-fi with a trio of great leading performances from John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris.

Pop Culture

Jamie Foxx “doing well” but still misses They Cloned Tyrone premiere

Posted 3 years ago

While Jamie Foxx didn't attend the premiere of his new movie, They Cloned Tyrone, collaborators insist he is on the mend.

Netflix has released a new trailer for the John Boyega / Jamie Foxx sci-fi movie They Cloned Tyrone, coming in July

Movie Trailers

They Cloned Tyrone trailer: Jamie Foxx, John Boyega sci-fi movie reaches Netflix in July

Posted 3 years ago

Netflix has released a new trailer for the John Boyega / Jamie Foxx sci-fi movie They Cloned Tyrone, coming in July

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The Freshening: John Boyega to star in a sci-fi romance from Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan

Posted 3 years ago

John Boyega is teaming up with Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan for The Freshening, a sci-fi romance in a time when race and gender collide.

Movie Trailers

They Cloned Tyrone: trailer revealed for Jamie Foxx & John Boyega sci-fi flick

Posted 4 years ago

Netflix is betting big on Jamie Foxx these days, and why wouldn’t they? His two action movies for the service, Project Power and Day Shift, both did pretty well, and the guy is a tireless self-promoter, even serving as the...

Attack the Block writer/director Joe Cornish and star John Boyega are collaborating on the story of Attack the Block 2.

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Attack the Block 2: John Boyega and Joe Cornish are collaborating on the story

Posted 4 years ago

For years we’ve been hearing that writer/director Joe Cornish and actor John Boyega have been talking about making a sequel to their 2011 alien invasion film Attack the Block (watch it HERE). The project was officially announced last year –...

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