John Boyega: Well, its like imagine you work at McDonalds. You push your manager into a chute compactor and then a year later you decide to go back dressed as one of the colleagues. Its not the best situation. Theres a lot of chasing, theres a mission that needs to be completed but that isnt necessarily something that doesnt come without a fight and its something that hes gonna have to face for himself. But it was fun for me. I always wanted to go undercover. Star Wars undercover is different because you wear a hat and all of a sudden no one recognizes you.
Id be thinking to myself walking in one of those scenes, isnt anyone gonna go, Wait, isnt that Finn? Do you know what I mean? But such is the magic of Star Wars. Its fun. Its fun to do. Its cool. (
August 1, 2017)
John Boyega: Being a different person comes with a different energy, a different perspective, and Rian definitely has his own unique style. Rian [Johnson] is just fun. Rian is just a fun guy. I have a feeling he is Santa Claus. I think Santa Claus is a part time director when it comes to December. He grows out the beard then does his thing, because he just so giving, hes cheerful on set, and its always a fun time. What people fail to understand sometimes is that the success of these stories that will stay with us long-term is to bring new ideas, is to expand the universe. So we can have new stories, new people, just a different perspective is awesome. [Rian] had a chance to really go crazy, and Im a big Star Wars buff so certain things I saw I was just like Well, thats a first. And that, for me, is really cool to experience. The second one was like coming home in a strange way going through a weird déjà vu, but this time youre more comfortable. Youre settled in your character and youre ready to go, but it was definitely different because now youre known as Finn and theres Rey and youre just part of the culture in a strange way. During the auditions I found that my niche for this character was definitely in the more humor and fear. So he just represents us in the film just finally having a Star Wars character that goes, This is really dangerous. Finn is a part of myself, just magnified a tad. And it was fun to do that. It was just hilarious because while Rey is handling all the stress of life, I get to just run around and do all the cool stuff and say all the cool lines and have fun. I have to say, I hate [Rians] playlist on his iPhone. He has the country version to every great hip-hop song ever made and I dont understand where he got that from. Its treachery. Its blasphemous. Apart from that, hes amazing. (
August 3, 2017)
John Boyega: What was
The Force Awakens a billion dollars in 12 days? How many people did it take to make a billion dollars in 12 days? Jesus Christ. [BRISTLES] Trust me
no [it wasnt just me responsible for that]! [LAUGHS] Yeah [
The Force Awakens was a fluid production.] [NODS] Mmmm-hmmm [The script was changing and characters were changing]. Yeah [there were some major changes in production]. Thats what great about the opportunity J. J. [Abrams] gave me with Star Wars is that Finn is not necessarily your average leading man theres a quirk and a tone to him even that just makes him a different kind of leading man and thats what Im about. I like exploring the different intricate things about humanity that may not be the main story or the main event. Thats what Im about. I dont know [when Ill get to see
The Last Jedi]. I have no idea
Im telling you like we are so in your [audience] shoes at this point. And thats what so different working on a number of projects where you are involved and this is like
which is cool, you get to be part of the audience, you get to be surprised. I think as all fans we wanna just know where everybody fits in now. We just want to know, okay, whos the Jedi? Whos the- We know Reys the Jedi. Whos the gunslinger? We just want specific
yeah, we just want all the answers. Who are the parents? Second names? Everything. (
August 5, 2017)
John Boyega: The Resistance isnt in the best condition. Things are shaky. [
The Last Jedi]s a chance for each character to decide what side theyre on and decide what theyre fighting for. Its an epic dark story. At the same time its still fun. Its still Star Wars. (
August 8, 2017)
John Boyega: It got really real for [Finn]. And he just wants to get away and not be involved. His intention in the first place was to go to the Outer Rim. He was always brought back [in The Force Awakens,] but this is his chance to get away and perhaps find Rey and go off together. Hes trying to do that at first. Everyone in the space, throughout the galaxy, would have heard about the young Jedi who discovered her powers and defeated Kylo Ren and the young former Stormtrooper who helped save the day. Hes a hero to people like Rose, who fight for the Resistance because their homes have been destroyed by the First Order. He appreciates the adoration for a second, but when he meets her, Finn is trying to escape the whole war. Hes trying to leave. And she comes in and basically gives him a depiction of himself that wasnt necessarily true. Its now an opportunity for him to be the best he can be. He has to make a decision, and Rose is there to help him make that choice. (
August 9, 2017)
John Boyega: In
Episode VIII, Finn and Rey are separated. Theyre not together the way they were in
VII, so there isnt much between them.
Episode VIII was about establishing a new relationship with Rose, played by Kelly Marie Tran. And the continuing relationship with Poe as well. So that was more my fixation when Reys off in the mountains with Luke. I didnt know [the reshoots for The Force Awakens were for more banter and less antagonism between Finn and Rey!] Finn and Reys relationship is almost a reflection of myself and Daisys relationship, even in terms of our dynamic. I think Daisy in real life is a bit more laid back. (
August 9, 2017)
t:
They really didn't give him a good storyline here.
