John Boyega Calls ‘Star Wars’ Fandom “White Elitist Space” in New Doc

John Boyega is speaking his truth – and he’s not sugarcoating a thing when it comes to ‘Star Wars’ and what he believes is its problematic fandom.

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In the new documentary ‘Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood,’ the ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ star didn’t hold back when addressing the racism he faced as Finn in ‘Star Wars.’

He candidly said:

“Star Wars’ always had the vibe of being in the most whitest, elite space.

This is a franchise that’s so white that a Black person existing in that was something. You can always tell it’s something when some ‘Star Wars’ fans try to say, ‘Well, we had Lando Calrissian and had Samuel L. Jackson.’ That’s like telling me how many cookie chips are on the cookie dough. I’m like, ‘They just scattered that in there, bro!'”

The star has also previously slammed the industry’s pattern of sidelining Black leads once they’ve been used to market diversity. In a 2020 interview with British GQ, he said:

“What I would say to Disney is do not bring out a Black character, market them to be much more important in the franchise than they are and then have them pushed to the side. It’s not good.”

This isn’t the first time ‘Star Wars’ fandom’s darker side has been touched upon. Kelly Marie Tran and Amandla Stenberg were also open about the hateful messages they received.