“The U.S. criminal justice system: Once you fall in, it’s almost impossible to get out. But what if you could beat the system at its own game?”
Here is the first trailer for Naked Singularity, a heist thriller starring Star Wars’ John Boyega and Ready Player One’s Olivia Cooke from executive producers Ridley Scott and…
John Boyega made headlines last week after he abruptly left the production of the Netflix movie Rebel’s Ridge that was shooting in New Orleans. “Family reasons” was cited as to why. But I actually caught up with him earlier last month as he was on location in Louisiana about to start that film, slated to be the latest…
EXCLUSIVE: John Boyega has exited Netflix movie Rebel Ridge mid-shoot with “family reasons” cited by the streamer as cause for the abrupt departure.
The production is currently paused but we understand Netflix is working hard to find a replacement for the Star Wars actor and someone is likely to be drafted in in the…
EXCLUSIVE:The aliens are back on the block. A decade after Attack the Block achieved sci-fi cult status and launched the career of its star John Boyega, Studiocanal, Film4, Complete Fiction Pictures & UpperRoom Productions are moving forward with Attack the Block 2Â with Boyega locked to return as Moses.
In the…
UPDATED with video:John Boyega won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role on Sunday for his work in Steve McQueen’s anthology series Small Axe.
Boyega, who rose to prominence in the Star Wars franchise, played Leroy Logan in the “Red, White and Blue” segment of Small Axe…
ViacomCBS International Studios’ children’s division VIS Kids has signed a first-look deal with John Boyega’s UpperRoom Productions as part of a raft of content partnerships announced at the Kidscreen Summit Virtual 2021.
Under the deal with UpperRoom, the Star Wars actor’s company will present three to five projects…
There may have a staggering snub for I May Destroy You, but overall, the 78th Golden Globes nominations have been ones to savor for British film and TV talent.
Deadline has worked out that British-produced projects and stars accounted for more than a quarter of all 125 Golden Globe nominations, cementing the UK…
EXCLUSIVE: Gerard McMurray, who directed Burning Sands, one of Netflix’s first original features for the streamer, has made his return to the studio and is set to direct The Formula with John Boyega and Robert De Niro attached to star. McMurray will write, direct, and produce the film via his recently formed…
John Boyega is not afraid of using his platform to address social injustice.
In 2020 alone, the actor highlighted inequities in the franchise that made him famous, spoke out about the death of George Floyd in a video that went viral, starred in director Steve McQueen’s politically conscious new film “Red, White and…
Amazon Prime Video has released the trailer for Red, White and Blue starring John Boyega, the third film in Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology series — and this installment is just as timely as the other films in the series.
Debuting on the streamer December 4, Red, White and Blue is based on a true story that…
John Boyega has said that he had a “transparent, honest” phone call with Star Wars producer Kathleen Kennedy after expressing his view that the franchise marginalizes non-white characters.
In a candid GQ interview two months ago Boyega expressed frustration that non-white characters are "pushed to the side" in the…
British perfumer Jo Malone has slammed her namesake former company for its treatment of John Boyega, the Star Wars actor who resigned this week as the brand’s global “ambassador.”
“I am so horrified and disgusted about what has been done to John,” Malone said today on UK’s ITV program Lorraine. “How dare somebody…
