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John Boyegatook a big gamble onJ.J.
Abrams’Star Warsreboot and thankfully, it paid off.
“I decided to pretend as if I was busy.
John Boyega in ‘Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens’.Credit:Lucasfilm/Disney
“He goes, ‘Where are you?’
And I said, ‘Im at this art show in Greenwich, mate.
Im very, very busy.
John Boyega and director J.J. Abrams in 2015.Kevork Djansezian/BAFTA LA/Getty
Where are you?’
He goes, ‘Well, Im in Mayfair and [at a] restaurant.
Need to talk to you now.
And well talk about something important,'” Boyega recalled.
“And I go, ‘Okay, okay, Im gonna be right there.'”
“It took 33 and 83p to get to J.J. Do the math.”
John Boyega and director J.J. Abrams in 2015.Kevork Djansezian/BAFTA LA/Getty
“So I go in.
Each step I took, I was nervous, Boyega continued.
“I was like, Okay, cool.
John Boyega as Finn in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’.Lucasfilm/Disney
And so I sat down and, J.J. just said, ‘Thank you so much for coming back.
I know weve kind of [strained] you with this amount of auditions.'”
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Look, I can audition again.
I can do British, Scottish, Nigerian, whatever.”
But Abrams stopped him there: “And he goes, ‘Youre [inStar Wars].’
Boyega said “the moment froze” as he took in the news.
Everything felt very surreal.”
Of that moment, Boyega added, “Thats the Hollywood shit, you know what Im saying?”
By that point, the young actor had only appeared in three feature films.
“Star Warsalways had the vibe of being in the most whitest, elite space,” Boyega argued.
