John Boyega Says He's Open To Returning To The STAR WARS Universe
As you know, John Boyega was ultimately not happy with how his character Finn was handled in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. A few years ago when asked if he would return to the franchise he said: "Lol, no thank you. I’ve moved on. Not into playing one role for too long. I have more to offer than that."
Well, the actor was recently asked if he would be open to returning to the franchise now and he told TechRadar: “That was a few years ago, so they were the subject of that particular project. But I’m open to all characters and scripts that are enjoyable, have a great cast attached and a terrific director. So yeah, I’m open to all opportunities.”
This change of heart comes a few months after it was rumored that he would be reprising his role in Daisy Ridley’s Rey Skywalker movie, and if he did return, that would be the film to do it. That report has not been confirmed.
It was reported that the problems Boyega has had with the Star Wars franchise have been smoothed over after he met with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy to talk about things.
Boyega previously ripped into Disney for how his character Finn was being marketed as a key part of the franchise and then ended up being pushed to the side, saying:
"Everybody needs to leave my boy alone, He wasn’t even supposed to come back and try to save your shit. You get yourself involved in projects and you’re not necessarily going to like everything. [But] what I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It’s not good. I’ll say it straight up.
"Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver. You knew what to do with these other people, but when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know fuck all. So what do you want me to say?
"What they want you to say is, ‘I enjoyed being a part of it. It was a great experience.' I’ll take that deal when it’s a great experience. They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the nuance to Daisy Ridley. Let’s be honest. Daisy knows this. Adam knows this. Everybody knows. I’m not exposing anything."
In the end, Boyega has had some time to reflect on things and is open to exploring any opportunity that comes his way even if it’s Star Wars. Would you like to see him return to the franchise?