John Boyega shared with fans on social media that he is putting the Star Wars franchise behind him and eager to move on from his character Finn. Responding to fan demand to see Finn pop up in the next Star Wars movie (via Variety), Boyega wrote, Lol no thank you. Ive moved on. The actor added to another fan, Im not into playing one role for too long. I have more to offer than that. Thats all. Boyega played Finn in three Star Wars films between 2015 and 2019.

While Boyega has been outspoken about his issues with the Star Wars franchise, he stressed the only reason hes disinterested in returning as Finn in the future is because hes played the character for so long. The actor said hes not against reprising characters as long as theres been enough time in between playing the role. One role hed be keen on returning to is Moses in Attack the Block. As Boyega told a fan, I havent played Moses in over a decade. Id love to revisit him. Now he is a badass.

With no more Star Wars being planned for his future, Boyegas work in last Decembers The Rise of Skywalker will be his final outing in the franchise. While critical reviews for the tentpole were largely negative, Boyega stood by the film on social media amid backlash. Writing to one fan who called The Rise of Skywalker an embarrassment, the actor responded,Embarrassing? LOL you wish. Very fulfilling, some disappointments but yet not that big of a deal. Everyone has moved on.

That Boyega found Rise of Skywalker to be a fulfilling experience suggested he liked the project more than his previous Star Wars movie, the Rian Johnson-directed The Last Jedi. In an interview with Hypebeastjust before the December 2019 release of Rise of Skywalker, Boyega said he disagreed with many of the choices Johnson made in The Last Jedi script.

The Force Awakens I think was the beginning of something quite solid, The Last Jedi if Im being honest Id say that was feeling a bit iffy for me, Boyega said. I didnt necessarily agree with a lot of the choices in that and thats something that I spoke to Mark [Hamill] a lot about, and we had conversations about it. And it was hard for all of us, because we were separated.

With Star Wars behind him, Boyega has several new projects lined up for the future. Not only does he have a role in Steve McQueens Small Axe anthology, but Boyega also has a leading role in the new film Naked Singularity.

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