John Boyega isn't going to 'take the money and shush'

Leading the list of honorees for the Critics Choice Association’s third annual Celebration Of Black Cinema are  Delroy Lindo receiving the Career Achievement Award, John Legend and Mike Jackson as Producers of the Year, Tessa Thompson winning the Actors Award, recent Emmy winner  Yahya  Abdul -Mateen II for the Breakthrough Award,  Andra Day as a Special Honoree,  and the cast of Amazon Studio’s One Night In Miami  taking the Ensemble Award.  The virtual ceremony will take place on Tuesday

By Suzy ByrneWith the internet being pretty much clogged with news about the COVID pandemic, we aren’t surprised that celebrities are all jumping on a viral meme inspired by Elf on the Shelf. You know the elf we speak of, the one that torments poor parents, who this year are already dealing with enough — a pandemic and off-the-wall kids as a result of it.

Celebrities are leaning on one another to get into the Christmas spirit. Some of Hollywood's brightest stars including Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo and more have jumped on a viral trend poking fun at the "elf on the shelf" tradition.

John Boyega, actress Michaela Coel and England footballer Marcus Rashford are among the people who have been honoured at this year’s GQ Men Of The Year awards.Boyega was named winner of the icon award, with Coel, 33, named the creative icon winner and Rashford awarded the campaigner honour at the virtual ceremony.Manchester United star Rashford, 23, has won widespread praise and an MBE following his successful lobbying of the Government for the extension of free school meals.Shawn MendesCoel’s

Star Wars boss Kathleen Kennedy.Following comments the actor made earlier this year in regards to the marginalisation of non-white characters across the sequel trilogy, the pair discussed a way forward.Boyega had said in September that he felt non-white characters had been “pushed to the side” in The Last Jedi and the Force Awakens, placing focus on Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver whose characters were given “all the nuance”.Giving an update to the BBC today, per Deadline, the actor said: “So I got

John Boyega had a heart-to-heart with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy after he went public with his frustrations with his role in the Star Wars franchise.John’s portrayal of ex-Stormtrooper Finn was key to reboot installment Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but became less central to the plot of its two follow-ups – and he went public with his disappointment in a GQ interview this summer (2020).He had previously revealed that he had buried the hatchet with Disney chiefs, but has now detailed how K

Naman Ramachandran British actor John Boyega has said he’s had an honest conversation with “Star Wars” producer Kathleen Kennedy after his explosive revelations about working on the franchise.Speaking to GQ magazine in September, Boyega spoke out about the lack of nuance afforded to his character Finn, who was a central character in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” but had less prominence in subsequent films: “What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market

For years, if an actor spoke up about being upset with how a film turned out and openly blamed the studio and/or filmmakers for the issue, that person would be dubbed “difficult” or perhaps even blacklisted. But in the case of John Boyega, and his very public criticisms of his recent “Star Wars” trilogy, the actor’s outcry about how Disney and Lucasfilm treated Black and other POC characters have apparently started a discussion that could be beneficial for everyone involved.

BBC. “Now people can express themselves about this knowing that any character we love, especially in these big franchises, the Marvels or the Star Wars, we love them because of the moments they are given, we love them because of those moments, and they’re heroic moments that these producers all decide for these characters.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorJohn Boyega has said that he had a “transparent, honest” phone call with Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy after expressing his view that the franchise marginalizes non-white characters.In a candid GQ interview two months ago Boyega expressed frustration that non-white characters are “pushed to the side” in the sequels to The Force Awakens, saying that Disney gave “all the nuance” to Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley’s characters.Speaking to the BBC today ahead

John Boyega made headlines earlier this year with a powerful Black Lives Matter speech back in June, where he addressed concerns that speaking out may affect his career.

John Boyega's castmates had his back after he spoke out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the 28-year-old actor, who revealed that Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac were among the co-stars to express their «full support» of him following his impassioned speech at a London protest.«I am really close to my castmates, specifically Oscar and Daisy,» he said.

It feels like we’ve been talking about who might become the next James Bond for years now. Partially, that’s because Daniel Craig made it very clear that he was done with the franchise after the upcoming film, “No Time to Die.” And then there’s the fact that “No Time to Die” has been delayed numerous times.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIn “Small Axe,” Steve McQueen’s new Amazon anthology series about the Black experience in the U.K., John Boyega stars in the third installment — “Red, White and Blue” — as Leroy Logan, a real-life police officer in 1980s London.“He’s a scientist, a father, a community man and a husband who decides to join the police force in order to motivate change,” Boyega, 28, says on this week’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big

John Boyega wants to tackle a James Bond film with Steve McQueen behind the camera.Letitia Wright suggested the Star Wars actor, who like her appears in one of McQueen’s Little Axe movies, would be perfect as 007 in a new interview – and he likes the idea.“Ooh! Hey listen, Steve McQueen directing, let’s do this!” John said. “We could show them something different.

No Time To Die.And like most British actors in the 25 to 35 age range, the Star Wars actor has been asked whether he'd be keen on the part.Speaking to MTV, he said: “Hey listen, [with] Steve McQueen directing, let’s do this. We could show them something different.“We’ll still bring that sophistication – you know, James Bond has to be James Bond.