John Boyega Says He’s At Peace With Disney After Seeing Company’s Response To Racist Moses Ingram Criticism

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John Boyega has expressed “frustration” with Disney’s handling of fan protests when he was cast in TheForceAwakens. But the British actor says he’s made peace with it after seeing how differently the company handled criticism of Moses Ingram in ObiWan

“That’s the peace that I felt,” he said on on SiriusXM’s Tell Me Everything With John Fugelsang. “Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected. Do you understand what I’m saying? It makes me feel like, ‘Okay, cool. I am not the elephant in the room.’ Because when I started, it wasn’t really a conversation you could bring up. You know how they went through it. It was kind of like, ‘Let’s just be silent.’ It wasn’t a conversation you could bring up.

“It doesn’t make me feel bitter at all. It makes me feel like sometimes you are that guy. And my dad taught me that. Sometimes you’re not the guy to get the blessing and sometimes you are Moses, you know, you lead the people to the mountain, but you see the destination. You don’t get to go in, you get others to go in. And that’s where you get your happiness from,” he said.

“And for me to see other people accepted, and then at the same time to see that the studios now are like, ‘Okay, cool. This is not an elephant in the room conversation. We need to support our Black client.’ It’s fantastic.”film, “At this point I’m cool off it. I’m good off it,” Boyega said. “To be fair, [with] the allies that I’ve found within Joel Taylor and Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Viola Davis, all these people I’ve been working with, versatility is my path.

He continued: “I think Finn is at a good confirmation point where you can just enjoy him in other things, the games, the animation. But I feel like [

 

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As to whether he would ever essay the role of Finn again in a StarWars film, “At this point I’m cool off it. I’m good off it,” Boyega said. “I think Finn is at a good confirmation point where you can just enjoy him in other things...”

“It doesn’t make me feel bitter at all... Sometimes you’re not the guy to get the blessing and sometimes you are Moses, you know, you lead the people to the mountain, but you see the destination. You don’t get to go in, you get others to go in...”

“When I started, it wasn’t really a conversation you could bring up... It was kind of like, ‘Let’s just be silent...’ But now to see how blatant it is, to see Ewan McGregor come and support... It, for me, fulfills my time where I didn’t get the support”

“That’s the peace that I felt,” he said on on SiriusXM’s ‘Tell Me Everything With John Fugelsang.’ “Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected... It makes me feel like, ‘Okay, cool. I am not the elephant in the room...’

Disney should really make the SW sequel trilogy non-canon. It’s was just an embarrassment.

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