Who's behind John Boyega's rise in Hollywood?

He’s laughably bad in Star Wars.

He's british and has a good personality.

Most of the British actors that have been tapped by Hollywood for stardom are actually talented. He has no discernible talent, or any screen presence and charisma whatsoever. Completely inexplicable.

He's the black Channing Tatum.

No talent but knows how to hustle to get roles.

No talent, ridiculously arrogant and annoying. You know he rode The Casting Couch to get where he is.

R5 Is he hot enough for the casting couch though?

complete mystery.....mediocre at best.

Blew the right cocks. No mystery at all.

Michael B Jordan is way hotter and actually talented.

R6 - He's certainly not to me. As OP said, there are hotter, more talented black actors out there who could do more with the parts Boyega has been given and would be more deserving of the success. I'll add to that there are probably a few of those actors who would manage to stay humble and level-headed. To me, you can just look at him and see how smug and swelled-headed he is. It doesn't matter what he looks like, or how much acting talent he has; it's what he's willing to do and who he does it with, like R8 said. That's Hollywood.

must be hung huge: only explanation.

They prefer actors of color who are not AA. Michael B. Jordan is.

He’s very charming and self-effacing and therefore great in auditions. He has years as a teen actor under his belt. And Americans mistake the manners and self-effacing presentation for not having attitude.

George Lucas married a black woman and now feels compelled to cast unqualified black people in his films.

He has the worst attitude.

R6 I would do him. I love dark-skinned black guys.

He is great in "Detroit"

hell, he fades into the woodwork in Detroit like he does in everything.

Combination of being in the Star Wars films just as the white guilt epidemic was hitting Hollywood.Pacific Rim did ok, not great. He'll fade soon.

examples of bad attitude, please.

[quote] George Lucas married a black woman and now feels compelled to cast unqualified black people in his films.

George Lucas sold the Star Wars franchise to Disney. Disney makes the casting decisions.

[r21] You beat me to the correction.

I would add that because he's quite dark, it's probably difficult for some people of other races to pick up his facial expressions so would deem him an untalented actor.

The assessments here are at the extremities of assessment. I don't think he's the best actor, and he hasn't had the best training, so yeah there is something to be said for him using whatever means at his disposal to get ahead.

Besides which, who watches sci-fi or action movies for great acting?

hard to pick up his facial expressions???????

Please...

I saw him in a play in London ('Woyzeck') and thought he was really good. I did not like him in the latest SW but I think it was the matter of the script- he got the worse writing of all 4 main characters, and he probably should've played it with less seriousness, but otherwise I think he's fine.

Very sexy, especially when he smiles.

I don't like him in star wars but I like him in his other works. He is good in star wars but I think they needed someone with more sex appeal.

Wow I thought he was fine in Star Wars. I wasn't going to put him forward for the Oscar or anything, but I do not notice how his acting is in any way worse than Kylo or Rey.

Well, no one said the other two were good.

He pings.

He is cute and has a nice body. He has zero acting chops. He has no charisma. He comes across as stuck up in interviews. Someone loves his cock. And the SW role automatically got him other roles. He is no Idris, a charming man who can act and who should be totally nude 100% of the time. When Idris appears, gay men worldwide get an instant stiffy and salivate. I first saw him in Prometheus. I thought, if I had to line up ten of the most gorgeous men in entertainment, he may be number one.

Not even Meryl Fuckin' Streep could do anything with the part he's given on SW.

Are there any shirtless pics out there of him? He looks fit-fat. I like that.

R28 But I feel like that leads to the natural conclusion that they just picked actors for looks and not for ability. I don't see how Boyega is special. And I don't think any of the three was AWFUL (though Driver has some moments). They just lucked out with Poe's actor I guess

Yep, Oscar Isaac (Poe) is a very talented actor. Problem with him though is that he's even more arrogant than Boyega. To the point it's turned me off of him.

Oscar Isaac (Poe) is a very good actor and he's charming, the others are quite meh and not really that good looking either.

So Poe and Finn are gay right?

He was an older teen when he started. I recently saw the brit movie that was his breakout role over there. Attack the Block. He was in one series before that. He really has only been working since 2011. I find him seriously over rated and not good looking at all.

IT's the age of optics and no one is more on top of this than Jewish Hollywood (who actually love any excuse to celebrate anyone non-Gentile). And he starred in geek favorite Attack the Block -- so it was flavor of the moment geek casting. JJ was prob desperate to get some geeks on board with his SW relaunch.

when ever I hear the name George Lucas, I think of his masterpiece: HAROLD THE DUCK

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He is no Idris Elba, but he's okay. Jason Statham is no Olivier either, yet no on here trashes him for his one dimensional acting style... can't imagine why 🙄🙄🙄

Let's see, maybe cause Statham is not the lead of the Star Wars franchise but the lead of small action movies.

And Statham knows how kick ass, he does what he knows to do. John Boyega is supposed to know how to act.

He seems way too excited in Star Wars. "Look Ma, I'm a Jedi!"

Tone it down.

I'm just glad he wasn't in Black Panther.

too Nellie for black panther.

JASTON STRATHAM IS HOT !!!! THE VOICE, THE BODY, EXPRESSES HIMSELF MAGNIFICENTLY

not like a boy fresh from the streets of east London...

must be hung, no other explanation...... my god: he was picked for star wars !!!!! a howling mystery...

maybe he has a thrilling exciting personality and it bowls the casting agents right over....

His acting in Star Wars distracted me...he was too contemporary,almost like he is in real life and I couldn't see him as a timeless character. I don't think it was poor acting but a specific choice from directors and production. I loved the movie and I usually like him a lot but they should have tone down his part in SW.

his face leaves me turgid.

that Schneieder guy? from nicolodean? he helps, uh, kids if they gots nice feets...

Boyega's very charismatic. Eventhough not exactly handsome he's quite sexy. I didn't like him in The Last Jedi but then again since I hated the script I didn't really like anyone.

Someone brought up Idris Elba. I found him really sexy in The Wire where I thought I first saw him (although I'd actually seen him years earlier in Absolutely Fabulous), and I did enjoy him at first as Luther but after some time his one-dimensional and über masculine black guy persona started to annoy me. His Luther persona seemed to become his public persona as well, and he doesn't seem to be fun at all. Sure Elba can be sexy but he seems so uninteresting that I'd much rather watch Boyega in practically anything before him.

He was really good in attack the block. Plus he’s a pretty nice guy. I imagine he’s easy to work with.

Can't STAND John Boyega or Daniel whosits from Get Out. Both blank, boring and one note. And I also loathe Jason Statham. His fame mystifies me.

Now Idris and Michael B. Jordan, on the other hand, are both so hot it makes me want to weep AND they are both fantastic actors.

[R39] The film is Howard the Duck, not Harold.

[quote]And I also loathe Jason Statham. His fame mystifies me.

Statham is sexy as hell, or at least used to be when The Transporter came out. That said he was still super hot in Melissa McCarthy's Spy as well. And he's rumored to be gay which makes him hotter.

I liked him in Attack the Block. I don't understand all the negativity in this thread about him. If anyone need acting lessons, it's that Daisey chick!

[quote]They prefer actors of color who are not AA. Michael B. Jordan is.

Ding ding ding.

Hollywood LOVES actors of color who are not American. They'll happily cast black UK actors, Asian actors from Taiwan or China, and Spaniards/white South Americans over African-Americans, Asian-Americans, or American Latinos any time. When they do this, they get the 'color' without having to come into contact with American racial/ethnic politics...or so they think. It's the same compulsion that drives Americans to adopt children of color from other countries while ignoring all the American children of color who are available to adopt.

He has a certain type of nervous excited energy that comes across as charisma. A great smile.

I think he would be annoying in real life.

There are some shots of him in which he looks a lot like Denzel Washington.

he is a 2 bit actor who got lucky......he pings.

if only he were as cute as denzy....

r56 They hire plenty of white actors from Canada, the UK, Australia, etc., so it's not just an ethnic thing. My theory is that they're often better trained and work more cheaply than their US counterparts.

They’re not really better trained. Sure, Ralph Fiennes and Sally Hawkins went to RADA, but Viola Davis and Anthony Mackie went to Juilliard.

I agree that they are cheaper, and also the ones who pick up US representation are the creme of the crop in terms of work ethic, personality and presentation. They know to suck up to casting directors. You can put them in a room of industry people and best charming and professional.

Boyega is a major schmoozer.

i really liked him in the funny zombie film.

R47 You didn't find Boyega to be believable or appropriate in this scene? ;-)

[R56] They hire plenty of white actors from Canada, the UK, Australia, etc., so it's not just an ethnic thing.

Yes, I know that, of course. But since ethnic American actors have been struggling for decades to be represented onscreen, the hiring of foreigners with the same skin color is a different deal than all the foreign white actors.

Boyega has a very “African look” unlike African Americans most of who have European ancestors. Maybe the producers were going for that kind of look? I think he is handsome.

Or maybe he is a top on the casting couch with a big dick.

agreed, boyega and whats it from Get Out have zero charisma, , but iris and m Jordan are HOTT