John Boyega Reveals Tom Cruise Was The One Who Got Him Cast In Star Wars

John Boyega reveals that Tom Cruise was the one who got him cast as Finn inStar Wars : The Force Awakens . He may never have appear inStar Wars , but it seems Cruise has had a surprising impact . That ’s in spite of the facthe has n’t even worked with Boyega himself- but he loved Boyega ’s debut inAttack the Block .

Speaking at a spotlight panel at Emerald City Comic Con ( viaPopverse ) , John Boyega unwrap thatCruise was the one who initially put him on J.J. Abrams ' radiolocation forThe Force Awakens . " I ’m grateful to Tom Cruise , who loved Attack the Block , " Boyega explained . " He was editing Mission Impossible at the clip with J.J. Abrams . Tom recount J.J. , ‘ You ’ve got to watch this kid in Attack the Block . ’ J.J. watched it , and one affair take to another , and four or five years later , I was in the flick . " In some ways , Boyega mention , he owes his career to Cruise .

John Boyega’s Carrer Was Launched By The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

Boyega may be a fantastic actor , but it ’s undeniably true thatStar Warsput him on the map . He make headway the BAFTA Rising Star Award and meet the Trophée Chopard at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 , a class afterStar Wars : The Force Awakens ' acquittance , and became a dearly loved member of theStar Warssequel trilogy cast . That said , the experience was n’t totally pleasant for the actor;Boyega criticized Disney ’s handling of Finn , who did n’t exactly have a strong and ordered spark throughout the sequels .

Still , Boyega has since kick the bucket from military strength to military strength . He ’s appeared in everything fromPacific Rim : UprisingtoThe Woman King , consistently demonstrating just how talented he really is . Star Warsmay have been Boyega ’s launchpad , but his own talent motivate his career .

Our Take On John Boyega & Star Wars

There ’s a sense in which John Boyega ’s Finn feels like one of the worst overleap opportunities in theStar Warssequel trilogy . Who can forget those first poster , which seemed to hint at a stormtrooper who becomes a Jedi?Star Wars : The acclivity of Skywalkerseemed to finally pay off this with an oddly - handled plot in which Finn learned he was Force - raw , but this too was badly develop .

There ’s been vivid speculation Finn could return as a Jedi Master in Rey ’s New Jedi Order movie , appearing alongside his fellow sequel trilogy genius Daisy Ridley . Boyega himself sounds a mickle more positive aboutStar Warsthan he used to be , so this ca n’t be rule out ; it feel a lot more potential ten years afterStar Wars : The salary increase of Skywalker . Ridley herself has hint she ’s in favour , so hopefully it will indeed derive to snuff it .

Source : Popverse