[Star Wars actor John Boyega has accused
Disney of sidelining his character after
marketing him as an important figure,
and says his experience of the series
was different as a black actor.
The 28-year-old played Finn,
the first black Stormtrooper, in the latest trilogy,
which started with The Force Awakens in 2015.
Appearing alongside Daisy Ridley's Rey and
Adam Driver's villainous Kylo Ren,
Boyega's time on screen diminished in sequel
The Last Jedi in 2017 and finale
The Rise Of Skywalker in 2019.]
[In an interview with British GQ,
Boyega has claimed Disney gave more
nuance to his Star Wars co-stars and that
they did not know how to treat a black character.
"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,"
he said. "It's not good. I'll say it straight up."
The actor, who was born in Peckham, south London,
continued: "Like, you guys knew what to do
with Daisy Ridley, you knew what
to do with Adam Driver.]
https://news.sky.com/story/john-boye...-race-12061696
Maybe Disney does not like his Protesting
he did in London in June?
Or they did not need him ?