John Boyega has ‘moved on’ from ‘Star Wars’ role: ‘I have more to offer’

British filmmaker Steve McQueen took a long gap between 2013’s Oscar-winning “12 Years A Slave” and 2018’s “Widows” (possibly because of an HBO series he was meant to put on, but it eventually fell through). Fortunately, he’s already following up the underappreciated “Widows” with a new project and it’s an ambitious one.

Star Wars actor John Boyega is set to star in a new Steve McQueen directed drama, Small Axe.The drama, which is airing on the BBC and Amazon later this year, has now shared a first-look photo of Boyega in character. The image comes almost five years after the project was first announced.As reported on Digital Spy, the mini-series will tell “five stories from within London’s West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.”Boyega will appear in the episode ‘Red, White and Blue’ and will play

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: iHeartRadio, FlynnPictureCo., Psychopia Pictures and UpperRoom Productions have defied the pandemic to complete production on There Be Monsters, a 10-part narrative sci-fi thriller podcast. Starring are Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker‘s John Boyega and American Crime: The Assassination of Gianni Versace‘s Darren Criss.

After publicly speaking ill of the whole Peak TV era, you didn’t really expect filmmaker Steve McQueen to work on a typical TV series, did you? As we learned with this year’s rather unusual Cannes Film Festival Official Selections announcement for 2020, McQueen’s TV anthology series, “Small Axe,” isn’t your typical series and is instead a group of five feature-length projects that paint a larger picture.

Today show host Jenna Bush Hager delighted fans this week after sharing a rare family photo featuring her famous parents, former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush, during their weekend reunion in Texas.

Mark Hamill convinced Harrison Ford to read out the Luke Skywalker actor’s actual phone number in a scene from Star Wars: A New Hope.Marvel editor Jordan D White shared some old quotes from the cast on Twitter earlier this week (July 20), including a few easter eggs about the recording of particular scenes.An excerpt from Hamill’s anecdotes reads: “In the scene where we’re trying to get out of the garbage masher, I was supposed to say, ‘Threepio, open the…’ and give this long serial number.

Prepare for a major release date shake-up at Disney, ok? It likely would have happened regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Lucasfilm is pushing their “Star Wars” films back a year. Is that because plans have changed, and new ones have been made? That seems to be the case.

Disney+ show produced by Lucasfilm following his role in Solo: A Star Wars Story, according to reports.Collider has reported that a podcast titled Kessel Run Transmissions claims Glover will return to the role of a younger version of Lando Calrissian, as seen in Solo, for a forthcoming series.

Donald Glover will reportedly return to play Lando Calrissian in an upcoming “Star Wars” Disney+ series.

Joan Baez is this year’s recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, in recognition of her "groundbreaking career and impact on humanitarian causes."The legendary folk singer, activist and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer will be inducted Aug.

Singer, songwriter, activist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Joan Baez is this year’s recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award that recognizes artists who speak out for the less fortunate.

John Boyega might have confirmed something he’s alluded to for some time – he’s done donning the lightsaber. The “Star Wars” staple recently suggested he has “moved on” from his role as Finn in the popular franchise after the actor responded to a fan’s comment on an Instagram post that showed Boyega “back on set” and in a styling chair while wearing a plastic poncho and face covering to mitigate the possible coronavirus transmission.

It looks like John Boyega is done with Star Wars and won’t be returning to as Finn in the franchise.

Naman Ramachandran British actor John Boyega, who played the character of Finn in three recent “Star Wars” films, appears to have left the role behind him.Boyega revealed he has moved on from the character in response to a user comment on one of his recent Instagram posts showing the actor back on set. User @techsteveo wrote: “Force Finn in action with Green lightsaber dressed in black is all I want from the next SW film!”Boyega replied: “lol no thank you.

Given John Boyega’s spate of recent comments, it seems unlikely he’ll be returning to a galaxy far, far away anytime soon.

Star Wars after a fan expressed an interest in seeing the star return to the franchise.The actor played Finn in three movies in the franchise – The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise Of Skywalker.

Yesterday, it was reported that Alden Ehrenreich confessed he’s unsure if he’d ever return to the “Star Wars” universe. Now it seems like another star from the galaxy far, far away confessed he’s “moved on” from the franchise, John Boyega himself.

The Prop Store’s Aug. 26 and 27 virtual auction — the company’s first event from Los Angeles — features over 850 items from classic films, including props, memorabilia and costumes from movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “The Godfather Part II,” “Hook,” “The Hunger Games” and “Rocky.”An 11-foot model miniature of the Nostromo that was used during the filming of “Alien” has the highest pre-auction estimate ($300,000-$500,000).

Lucasfilm's Kathleen Kennedy told ET upon the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. «I think is certainly an indication of some of the ideas that are percolating.