don’t attack john boyega for saying poe/finn isn’t “more than a bromance” like… i’m not thrilled with his answer either but he doesn’t have creative control over the movies, he’s not an untouchable legacy cast member like mark hamill, he could be penalized by the Walt Disney Corporation for suggesting his character is gay/bi – i’m already seeing people being like, “wtf john ur not my fave anymore” and like, stop
also worth noting that john was reportedly only paid $100,000 for his work in the force awakens and is currently in the process of renegotiating his contract for episode viii so now is probably not the time to be incurring the wrath of disney by unilaterally declaring finn gay or bi
“only paid $100,000″ is incredible. there are better reasons for defending this dude just so u know
uh yeah lol it is actually a problem that a young black actor was paid $100,000 for the lead role in a movie with a $200 million budget which went on to gross $1.8 billion worldwide, especially when you consider his white co-stars (i.e., adam driver) earned vastly higher paycheques for vastly less screentime
john boyega
more people need to praise and adore finn. more people need to love and defend John Boyega. he and the character he played so flawlessly are truly a light and a gift to us all.
So go vote for him to win the Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs (a.k.a. one of the most prestigious awards offered at the most prestigious event in the British Film calendar)
Only people in the UK can vote though :(
there’s ways you can mask your I.P. and change it, VPN does that pretty well and its mad cheap.
For my UK folks
It’s Hollywood’s fault, for letting this get so far, that when a black person or a female, or someone from a different cultural group is cast in a movie, we have to have debates as to whether they’re placed there just to meet a [quota]. I also understand, on the flip side, where these other mentalities will arise. “He’s just placed there for political correctness.” I don’t hear you guys saying that when Brad Pitt is there. When Tom Cruise is there. Hell, when Shia LaBeouf is there, you guys ain’t saying that. That is just blatant racism.
John Boyega (via jamesgordon)
At the time, Boyega’s talent agency, CAA, also represented “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr., who is no stranger to this sort of fame. So he sent an email to Downey’s agent saying, essentially, “Hi, I’m John. I’m going to be in ‘Star Wars.’ If he has time, can Robert Downey Jr. mentor me?”
He wasn’t exactly sure that it would result in anything, but figured it was worth a shot. Later, Boyega remembers he was driving in London when he got a call from an unknown number.
“Who’s this?” Boyega demanded.
“It’s Robert,” the voice said.
“Robert who, man?”
“Uh, Robert, Downey Jr.”
“I’m like, oh crap! Iron Man!” Boyega recalled. “I had better park up.”
They talked for two hours that day. It was the start of a true friendship that’s since resulted in more hours-long chats, hang-outs, and even a chicken and waffles date.
“Good lord we get deep,” Boyega said of their conversations. “For the most part it’s definitely private, but in general, his thing has always been inner peace and how to deal with this on a mental level. Taking care of your mental health is something that he talks to me about.”
“He’s really changed my life with his advice.”
