John Boyega Tells The Story of How He Landed His Role In 'Star Wars' In This Animated Video
Watch the actor share the delightful story about how he became the star of one of film's biggest franchises in a new clip from BBC Two.
If you need some inspiration this morning, look no further than this story from John Boyega about how he landed his role as Finn in Star Wars.
The actor tells the heartwarming story in a new clip from BBC Two's Black Hollywood. The story comes alive through Boyega's charming storytelling and the clip's colorful animation.
What started off as just ordinary day, with him "chilling at home with a girl" he was seeing, turned out to be a game-changing one after Star Wars producer J.J. Abrams called him for a meeting to tell him he would become the new star of Star Wars.
"You've never felt time freeze before. That was the day." Talk about life-changing!
Hear the full story in the clip below.
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