John Boyega is one of the biggest names in Star Wars, but after how the sequel trilogy handled Finn, I thought I understood how he felt about the franchise—and I'll be the first to it, I couldn't have been more wrong. It's no secret that the sequel trilogy represents some of the most highly criticized projects of all Star Wars movies and TV shows. Although Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened to plenty of fanfare, that quickly devolved into intense backlash and criticism, much of it targeting the cast and characters. 623c4d

John Boyega has confirmed he's open to returning to Star Wars, and has even hinted he's already spoken to Daisy Ridley about the prospect. John Boyega's Finn is generally seen as one character failed by the sequel trilogy, after posters for Star Wars: The Force Awakens appeared to be setting Finn up as a Jedi. The franchise is finally exploring the aftermath of the sequels, though, with Daisy Ridley herself returning. She's hinted she'd love to see Boyega step back into the galaxy too.

Finn actor John Boyega recently revealed that he is very hopeful about Rey's Star Wars movie, rumored to be titled Star Wars: New Jedi Order. New Jedi Order is one of several Star Wars movies, although doubts about the progress and the certainty of the project remain, especially after the Star Wars Celebration 2025 reveals shared little in the way of updates about the movie. At present, it does seem as though the movie is still in development, but announcements like Star Wars: Starfightermay mean it's been pushed to the background for now.

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Adaptation #3

Finn actor John Boyega has revealed an alternate scene from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerthat would have officially made his character exactly who he was meant to be: a Jedi. Throughout The Rise of Skywalker, it's often teased that Finn is trying to tell Rey he has Force powers, or at least some semblance of Force sensitivity. In an alternate scene, however, Finn would have been much more direct.

I was holding out hope that we would see John Boyega return to the role of Finn in Rey's Star Wars movie, rumored to be titled Star Wars: New Jedi Order, but after Boyega's most recent interview, I sadly think that's very unlikely. John Boyega directly called out racism in Star Warsin a recent interview, highlighting not only how few Black characters have been in Star Wars movies and TV shows—especially in leading roles—but also how resistant to Black characters the Star Wars fandom is.

Finnactor John Boyega has spoken directly about the racism, especially the anti-Black racism, he has seen within the Star Warsfranchise and fanbase. Boyega is far from the first to voice issues with anti-Black and racist rhetoric within the Star Wars fanbase, especially in response to more recent additions to Star Wars movies and TV shows. Not only the sequel trilogy but also shows like The Acolyte have received the brunt of these attacks online—which isn't to overlook how other Black Star Wars actors, like Ahmed Best, have been similarly targeted.

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

John Boyega, who portrays Finn in the Star Warssequel trilogy, shows his for a fan-favorite relationship that never came to by endorsing it on social media. Boyega and his fellow co-star, Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), have long since shown their for the ship named "Finnpoe," which began the moment the pair first met in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. On multiple occasions, Boyega and Isaac have been eager to respond to the love fans have shown for this relationship, which they tried to heighten as best as they could in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

An intriguing conversation between Simu Liu and John Boyega has sparked speculation about Star Wars and Marvel roles. When it comes to franchises, Star Wars and the MCU are still some of the biggest. Both are faced with massive questions going forward, though, because the MCU has replaced Kang with Doctor Doom as the great villain of the Multiverse Saga, while Star Wars' movie slate is kicking off with The Mandalorian & Grogu, ahead of a New Jedi Order film featuring Daisy Ridley's return.