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Rebel Ridge mid-shoot due to “family reasons”.A spokesperson for the streaming platform confirmed the actor’s departure in a statement obtained by Deadline.Filming began on the project, directed by Jeremy Saulnier, on May 3 in Louisiana.

John Boyega has stepped away from Netflix’s “Rebel Ridge” mid-production.

Ethan Shanfeld John Boyega has left Netflix movie “Rebel Ridge” mid-shoot, citing “family reasons” as the cause for his sudden exit.While production is paused, Netflix is currently working to replace the “Star Wars” actor within the next few days. Filming for “Rebel Ridge” started on May 3 in Louisiana.“‘Rebel Ridge’ is pausing temporarily as we look to re-cast John Boyega who needed to leave the project for family reasons,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement.

John Boyega was set to take a leading role in filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier‘s next feature film, “Rebel Ridge,” for streaming giant Netflix. Plot details for the project have been kept under wraps and had originally planned on shooting in the spring of 2020 before the pandemic delayed filming.

Star Wars actor John Boyega has exited his current project, a Netflix movie called Rebel Ridge, in the middle of filming.

EXCLUSIVE: John Boyega has exited Netflix movie Rebel Ridge mid-shoot with “family reasons” cited by the streamer as cause for the abrupt departure.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaScreen Media has nabbed all North American rights to “Naked Singularity,” a heist thriller with John Boyega and Olivia Cooke.

In a galaxy far, far away, there is a chance that John Boyega would return to the “Star Wars” franchise.

John Boyega might consider returning to the Star Wars franchise under very strict circumstances.

John Boyega is commending Marvel for elevating Black characters on screen. 

Marvel Cinematic Universe for “elevating” black characters onscreen.The actor, speaking on NPR’s Fresh Air, shared his thoughts on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the “special moments” given to Anthony Mackie’s character.“The characters are only as good as the moments that you give them,” Boyega began.“When we talk about, you know, Captain America and him kind of facing off Thanos and his army, when you talk about these moments that are given to characters, it’s only because these moments

Last year, after years of keeping mum about issues he had with the storytelling in the recent “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, John Boyega spoke out about the treatment that his character, Finn, received in those features. He mentioned how he felt that Disney and Lucasfilm shortchanged the character and didn’t give him powerful, showstopping “moments” to shine, which he felt was particularly troubling because Finn is one of the few Black characters in the franchise.

John Boyega doesn’t regret being honest about his “Star Wars” experience.

Attack The Block 2.The original Attack The Block film, which was released in May 2011, was the Star Wars actor’s first major film role.Boyega will reprise his role as Moses in the forthcoming sequel, currently titled Attack The Block 2. The film’s original director Joe Cornish will write and direct the new movie, with Boyega producing along with Nira Park and James Wilson.“Yes Attack The Block 2 is happening!” Boyega wrote on Instagram last night (May 17) announcing the film news.

John Boyega first made waves when he led the Joe Cornish-directed mature science-fiction comedy film “Attack The Block,” an alien invasion comedy similar to Edgar Wright‘s zombie flick “Shaun of The Dead.” The comparison isn’t shocking since Wright was a producer on the film and a longtime friend of Cornish; the pair had co-written Marvel’s “Ant-Man” before exiting the project over creative differences.

John Boyega is heading back to the block where it all began!On Monday, over a decade after the British cult-classic sci-fi film  premiered,  reported that star Boyega is returning for the sequel. The  trilogy actor made his film debut in the 2011 film playing Moses, the leader of a young squad of teenagers who battle a gang of nasty extraterrestrials looking to take over their neighborhood.

John Boyega will return as Moses in the sequel to the 2011 sci-fi cult hit “Attack the Block,” according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Joe Cornish will return as well to write and direct the sequel.More to come…

EXCLUSIVE:The aliens are back on the block. A decade after Attack The Block achieved sci-fi cult status and launched the career of its star John Boyega, Studiocanal, Film4, Complete Fiction Pictures & UpperRoom Productions are moving forward with Attack the Block 2 with Boyega locked to return as Moses.

Six slots and only one Emmys lock. Yep, the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category is essentially wide open.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen Steve McQueen first approached John Boyega about playing London police officer Leroy Logan in his Amazon Prime Video anthology series “Small Axe,” they were both amazed and puzzled by the story of the real-life trailblazer.

“Small Axe,” a series of dramas exploring the experiences of London’s West Indian community from the 1960s to the 1980s, received 15 nominations on Wednesday for the British Academy Television Awards.

Small Axe, Steve McQueen's landmark anthology series about the lives of West Indian immigrants in London from the 1960s to the 1980s, leads the pack of 2021 BAFTA TV and BAFTA TV Craft award nominees.

Will Thorne Staff WriterSteve McQueen’s “Small Axe” is poised to go big at the BAFTA Television and Craft awards.The Amazon and BBC anthology series leads the field this year with 15 nominations, narrowly topping the largest totals from the last couple of editions (“Chernobyl” had 14 last year, “Killing Eve” the same number in 2019), and has the likes of John Boyega and Letitia Wright installed among the favorites in the lead acting categories.

EXCLUSIVE: AnnaSophia Robb and Emory Cohen are the latest to join the cast of Rebel Ridge, the Netflix high-velocity thriller from writer and director Jeremy Saulnier. They join previously announced stars John Boyega, Don Johnson, James Badge Dale, Zsane Jhe, and James Cromwell.

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the release of Joe Cornish’s directorial debut, “Attack the Block.” And though that film has gone on to become a cult favorite and launch the career of actor John Boyega, Cornish has only directed one feature since, 2019’s “The Kid Who Would Be King.” Well, it appears that we won’t have to wait too much longer for the next Cornish film, as he’s signed on for a sci-fi epic, “Starlight.” READ MORE: Joe Cornish & John Boyega Are Still “Working On” A Sequel

Steven Spielberg‘s “The Adventures of Tintin,” earned rave reviews for his feature debut “Attack the Block,” whose launched the career of leading man John Boyega.Joe Cornish is repped by CAA, Independent Talent Group and attorney George Davis.Also on the Millar front, Netflix has set a May premiere date for Mark Millar’s superhero series “Jupiter’s Legacy.”Based on the graphic novels by Millar and Frank Quitely, the eight-episode series centers on the second generation of superheroes, who

Hollywood A-listers John Boyega, Felicity Jones, Sam Claflin, Jack Reynor and Jodie Turner Smith are all coming to Glasgow to film new action movie Borderland. Star Wars actor John Boyega and Theory of Everything star Felicity Jones join Hunger Games and Peaky Blinders actor Sam Claflin, Transformers's actor Jack Reynor and Queen and Slim actor Jodie Turner Smith for the film.

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The San Francisco Film Festival will kick off its 2021 edition with a world premiere of director Chase Palmer's Naked Singularity, which stars John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgard and Ed Skrein. On April 9, the film that stars Boyega as an impassioned public defender who stumbles into a drug heist while his reality collapses all around him will stream online and at a drive-in theater.

Antonio Ferme editor“Naked Singularity,” starring John Boyega, “Socks on Fire” and “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” are among the selections announced for the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival, which will take place in an all-new hybrid format.Running April 9-18, the 64th edition of the festival will incorporate both online and in-person elements.

Before he became an A-list actor and one of the leads in the “Star Wars” universe, John Boyega really broke out in 2011, thanks to the sci-fi action film, “Attack the Block.” And though that film didn’t necessarily become a massive blockbuster, “Attack the Block” did develop a pretty strong cult following and earn critical acclaim quickly after its debut at the SXSW Film Festival.

Star Wars fans.Back in 2018, it emerged that Tran had deleted all of her Instagram posts following months of harassment from angry Star Wars fans.

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the 2021 Golden Globe winners included three Black actors awarded in the film categories for the first time since 2007, and four Black winners overall, but showed no gains on the diversity front in TV.The first two winners of the night were Black performers, Daniel Kaluuya (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) for supporting film actor and John Boyega (“Small Axe”) for supporting TV actor, who was ultimately the only person of color to win in the small screen categories.As the broadcast continued, the

John Boyega picked up his very first Golden Globe during Sunday night’s awards ceremony.

It’s that time of year again—where the biggest names in Hollywood get all glammed up, gather in front of their webcams, and wait for their Zoom meeting to begin so they can find out who won this year’s Golden Globes. With COVID-19 still a major issue in the US and around the world, this year’s 78th Annual Golden Globes Awards did things a bit differently, as the ceremony was mostly a digital affair but with some familiar elements.