Why Star Wars’ John Boyega Says He Won’t ‘Take The Money And Shush’ In Hollywood

After The Rise of Skywalker hit theaters last December, John Boyega began speaking more freely about what it was like working on the property, and the negative side to playing Finn. He’s revealed the racist backlash he faced from the fandom, and used his platform to speak about the Black experience. Boyega recently explained why he won’t be happy to “just take the money and shush” moving forward. Despite this reportedly being the expectation, the actor/producer won’t put up with that status quo, as he went on to explain,