John Boyega Says ‘Star Wars’ Gave ‘All the Nuance’ to Its White Stars: ‘Everybody Knows’

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate UK and Gangs Of London star Sope Dirisu have joined Number 9 Films’ (Carol) feature drama Mothering Sunday, which is now underway in UK .As we revealed earlier this year, the film will also star Odessa Young, BAFTA-nominee Josh O’Connor and Oscar winners Colin Firth and Olivia Colman.Director Eva Husson’s (Girls Of The Sun) movie is written by Emmy-nominee Alice Birch (Normal People, Succession), and is based on the novel of the same name

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticBritish perfumer Jo Malone has slammed her namesake former company for its treatment of John Boyega, the Star Wars actor who resigned this week as the brand’s global “ambassador.”“I am so horrified and disgusted about what has been done to John,” Malone said today on UK’s ITV program Lorraine. “How dare somebody treat him [like that], and he finds out he is replaced on social media?…They never spoke to him.

Naman Ramachandran British perfumer Joanne Lesley Malone, better known as Jo Malone, has strongly criticized the brand she created, but is no longer associated with, over the controversy involving “Stars Wars” actor John Boyega.Speaking on U.K. broadcaster ITV’s “Lorraine” show on Friday, Malone said that she felt “humiliated.” “I am so horrified and disgusted about what has been done to John,” Malone said.

John Boyega is stepping down as a brand ambassador for the British perfume and candle company Jo Malone after the brand reshot a video he created for the Chinese market. "I have decided to step down as Jo Malone's global ambassador," the Star Wars actor tweeted on Monday.

Twitter Tuesday that the brand’s decision to “replace my campaign in China by using my concepts and substituting a local brand ambassador for me, without either my consent or prior notice, was wrong.”Jo Malone, an upscale British perfume brand owned by Estée Lauder, has said that replacing Boyega with Chinese star Liu Haoran in the ad campaign was a misstep.

John Boyega has decided to step down as the global ambassador for the British cologne company Jo Malone after they replaced him for a campaign in China, but still used his concepts.

Jordan Moreau John Boyega announced he is stepping down as a brand ambassador for the British cologne company Jo Malone after he was cut out of the Chinese version of a commercial he originally conceived, directed and starred in.“I have decided to step down as Jo Malone’s global ambassador. When I joined the brand as their first male global ambassador last year, I created the short film we used to launch the campaign.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorElizabeth Hurley, John Cleese and Kelsey Grammer have been cast in Father Christmas Is Back, a family comedy film now shooting in York in the UK.

Felicity Jones has given birth to her first child! In photos obtained by The Daily Mail, the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actress was spotted pushing a baby stroll while out in London on Friday, September 11.

Naman Ramachandran British perfume company Jo Malone has apologized to “Star Wars” actor John Boyega after editing him out of the Chinese version of an award-winning commercial that he originally conceived, directed and starred in.The recast and reshot Chinese version replaced Boyega with local actor Liu Haoran (The “Detective Chinatown” franchise). The original commercial, titled “London Gent,” featured Boyega walking around London’s Peckham neighbourhood and featured a multicultural cast.

British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologised to black actor John Boyega after cutting him out of the Chinese version of an aftershave commercial he helped create.

NEW YORK -- British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he helped create.Jo Malone London said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that the ad designed for Chinese audiences was a misstep and has been removed.

Jo Malone London, the British perfume and scented candle brand, has issued an apology to John Boyega — who was last year named its first male global ambassador — for taking a personal video he made for them and reshooting it for the Chinese market, in the process removing not onlyStar Wars actor entirely but not featuring a single black individual.

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It was only a matter of time before John Boyega slammed Star Wars’ Black character development—or, you know, its lack thereof. The 28-year-old British actor, who played Finn in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has spoken briefly about his “disappointment” with the film.

John Boyega is issuing a message to Disney following his milestone foray into becoming  the first-ever Black Stormtrooper in “The Force Awakens” – a feat the “Star Wars” franchise championed as a monumental leap forward for minority performers in its promotion of the 2014 blockbuster. But the British-Nigerian actor said the experience was anything but inclusive and in an interview with British GQ, claimed that his role was relegated in comparison with his White co-stars.