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After starring as Finn in the modernStar Warstrilogy, John Boyega’s father still remains unimpressed by the actor’s impressive career. John Boyega often grew up with his father watching the Bruce Willis starrerDie Hard(1984) and wants his child’s career to resemble more like that of the veteran actor.
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John Boyega’s Father Wants Him To Jump off of Buildings
While appearing in an episode of the famous late-night showJimmy Kimmel Live, the actor shared some details regarding his personal and professional life. The actor shared how his father encourages him and is supportive of his career but compares him toBruce Willis‘ massive action scenes.
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Talking to the comedian and host of the show, John Boyega opened up about his father’s enthusiasm to make the actor do stunts like Bruce Willis and not whatStar Warsmade him.
“My dad recently said to me, he goes ‘You know, John, all these artistic movies that you are doing, I’m not quite interested in them.’ My dad just wants me to jump off of buildings. He actually asked me why my career is not like Bruce Willis. I’m like, ‘I’m trying to connect with the audience, Dad!’ He’s just like, ‘No, no, jump off a building, and then you’re a star.’
TheAttack the Blockactor further continued,
“Once they see the action, you watch Attack the Block, and it was kind of like, first film, I see you doing a bit of action, he was like, ‘yeah, oh yeah, he’s going to be my action star son.’ And then I started doing all these emotional in-depth character arc movies, and he’s like ‘ugh, oh character, artists.Die Hard is what he enjoys. Bruce Willis, that’s his guy. So Bruce Willis is who my dad compares my career to at every single point, it’s Bruce Willis.
The actor summed up with a chuckle, saying he enjoys playing the in-depth characters while his father wants him to do stunts like Bruce Willis.Attack the Blockmarked the beginning ofJohn Boyega’scareer following which he was awarded quite a few notable roles in Hollywood.
John Boyega May Return To Action Scenes Soon
John Boyega quickly became a fan favorite by playing the role of Finn inStar Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens(2015) and continued to be an integral part of the films tillThe Rise of Skywalker(2019).
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Starting his career inAttack The Block,the actor will be soon seen in the upcoming movieThe Woman King(2022). Starring in the character of King Ghezo, the movie has received early positive reviews much to the delight of fans and Viola Davis. Along withThe Woman King,John Boyega will be seen along with Jamie Foxx in the comedy featureThey Cloned Tyronewith additional plans to reprise his role inAttack The Block Part 2which is currently in pre-production.
The Woman Kingwill be released on 5th October 2022 across theaters globally.
Source:ScreenRant
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
