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John Boyega Only Had £45 in the Bank When Director J.J. Abrams Told Him He Won Star Wars Role
John Boyega was a nearly unknown actor when he, Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley were cast in lead roles for 2015's 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Barry Brecheisen/WireImage John Boyega was down to ...
John Boyega had less than $20 in his bank account when he landed a role in ‘Star Wars'
John Boyega nearly went broke in his quest to land a life-changing "Star Wars" role. The 33-year-old, who played the ...
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John Boyega had less than $20 in his bank account when he landed a role in ‘Star Wars'
John Boyega nearly ... bit," People reported Boyega saying during an appearance at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. He decided to tell Abrams he was busy at an art show.
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John Boyega Says His Funds Were Low Before Star Wars Role
John Boyega sat down at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment ... saying that he was out at an art show. The reality for Boyega was that Abrams wanted to meet at a local restaurant, and Boyega was ...
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John Boyega Only Had About $60 in His Bank Account When J.J. Abrams Called About ‘Star Wars,’ Then Spent $43 to Go Meet Him: ‘Do the Math’
And I said, ‘I’m at this art show in Greenwich ... But when it came to Kelly Marie Tran, when it came to John Boyega, you know fuck all… They gave all the nuance to Adam Driver, all the ...
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John Boyega spent $43 of his last $60 to meet with J.J. Abrams about 'Star Wars' — and got the part
John Boyega says he only had $60 in his ... he would still feed me." Boyega added: "And so I sat down and, J.J. just said, 'Thank you so much for coming back. I know we've kind of [strained ...
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John Boyega spent $43 of his last $60 to meet up with J.J. Abrams — and then landed Star Wars: 'Very surreal'
John Boyega took a big gamble on J.J. Abrams' Star Wars reboot — and thankfully, it paid off. The British actor, whose life changed when he landed the part of rogue stormtrooper Finn in Star ...