Since his big breakthrough last year in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Boyega has already added a few high profile roles to his upcoming slate, including The Circle, Pacific Rim: Maelstrom and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film. Well, it seems a reunion with Joe Cornish, writer-director of 2011’s Attack the Block, may also be […]
John Boyega joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film
Earlier this year it was revealed that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for a new film exploring the 1967 Detroit race riots, and now Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of the project. https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745324400078106626 https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745327661971542020 The film […]
John Boyega says Finn’s story in Star Wars: The Force Awakens mirrors Luke Skywalker and Han Solo
With less than three months to go until the hugely-anticipated arrival of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’re going to be inundated with promotional material between now and the end of the year, and much of that will revolve around one of our new heroes Finn, played by John Boyega. SEE ALSO: Gwendoline Christie on […]
John Boyega to join Tom Hanks and Emma Watson in The Circle
John Boyega, star of the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is set to join some illustrious company after signing on to appear in The Circle, Deadline reports. Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Bridge of Spies) and Emma Watson (Harry Potter) are already set to star in the film based on the book by Dave Eggers. […]
Blu-ray Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Laura Dern, Kelly Marie Tran, Benicio del Toro, Billie Lourd, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Jimmy Vee, Tim Rose, Warwick Davis, Hermione Corfield, […]
Movie Review – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Jing Tian, Zhang Jin, Adria Arjona, Karan Brar, Ivanna Sakhno, Shyrley Rodríguez, Levi Meaden, Rahart Adams, Zhu Zhu, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, and Mackenyu. SYNOPSIS: Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with […]
Second Opinion – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Tian Jing, Jin Zhang, Adria Arjona, and Rinko Kikuchi. SYNOPSIS: A decade has passed since the Kaiju were defeated, but the human race continues to prepare for their inevitable return. When Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) […]
Movie Review – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Jing Tian, Zhang Jin, Adria Arjona, Karan Brar, Ivanna Sakhno, Shyrley Rodríguez, Levi Meaden, Rahart Adams, Zhu Zhu, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, and Mackenyu. SYNOPSIS: Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with […]
Movie Review – Detroit (2017)
Detroit, 2017. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie, Jack Reynor, Hannah Murray, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, […]
Rian Johnson reveals why he cut so many of Finn’s scenes from Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has revealed why so many of Finn’s scenes were cut from the movie. The Last Jedi was a packed affair. There was an awful lot going on in the sequel to Episode VII that naturally not all the planned material would make it into the film. […]
