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Star Wars: The Force Awakens' John Boyega has hit out at Samuel L Jackson following his comments which criticised the casting of black British actors in roles about African Americans.
The furore began when Jackson, who is currently promoting Kong: Skull Island, spoke to New York radio station Hot 97 about the choice of British actor Daniel Kaluuya for the lead role in Get Out, a horror movie about a black man dealing with racial tensions from the family of his white girlfriend.
He said: "I think it's great [Get Out]'s doing everything it's doing and people are loving it. But… I know the young brother who's in the movie, and he's British.
"So, there are a lot of black British actors in these movies. I tend to wonder what that movie would have been with an American brother who really feels that.
"Daniel grew up in a country where they've been interracial dating for a hundred years… What would a brother from America have made of that role? I'm sure the director helped, but some things are universal, but [not everything]."
Following the comments, Boyega took to Twitter to dismiss Jackson's argument, saying: "Black brits vs African American. A stupid ass conflict we don't have time for."
The actor at the centre of the row, Kaluuya, who you'll recognise from Black Mirror episode '15 Million Merits', has also indirectly acknowledged the comments after he tweeted: "Rise above your struggle."
Elsewhere in the interview Samuel tried to surmise why he thinks so many Brits are getting cast in Hollywood at the moment, with a British Superman, Spider-Man and an array of British actors in the Star Wars and X-Men movies.
Meanwhile, other British actors cast in Hollywood films surrounding race relations include David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King in Selma and Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave.
He said: "[British actors] are cheaper than us, for one thing. They don't cost as much. And [casting agents and directors] think they're better trained, because they're classically trained."
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Or maybe they're just better actors and not demanding millions more than their worth?