John Boyega Tells Fan He’s ‘Moved On’ From ‘Star Wars’ Franchise

Celia Shatzman editorFrom your very own light saber to a Death Star made out of Legos, it seems like practically anything from “Star Wars” can be yours. No other series has mastered merchandising quite like “Star Wars.” On that note, why not bring a bit of that world into your home? There are enough “Star Wars”-inspired home goods out there to claim a spot in every room in your house, from the kitchen to the office, bathroom and any other place you can think of.

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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

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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.

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.

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

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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.

Back on set ! Have a nice day everyone ❤️A post shared by John Boyega (@johnboyega) on User @samkim_1 then wrote, “really just got those Disney bucks and dipped [laugh crying emoji],” to which Boyega responded: “nope. Not into playing one role for too long.

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.

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.

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.

has come to an end, but the Bad Batch's journey is just beginning., a new animated series set in a galaxy far, far away, is coming to Disney+ in 2021, the streamer announced. The series, hailing from executive producer Dave Filoni, follows a squad of elite clones first introduced in a four-episode arc of .Also known as Clone Force 99, the clones who make up the Bad Batch have been genetically enhanced and each possess a singular unique skill.

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