John Boyega is a pretty cool dude.
He's only 24-years-old and he's already become the new face of one of the most popular movie franchises in the world thanks to his portrayal of Finn in
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens last year.
We're big fans of him off the screen too.
We were lucky enough to meet the actor ahead of the release of
The Force Awakens last year, and since then
he's only done more to win us over.
Although the
latest trailer for the new Star Wars spin-off, Rogue One, dropped yesterday, Boyega's attention is firmly on the goings on across the pond in America where Donald Trump is still battling away in the hopes of becoming president.
The
former stock image model shared a clip from the new Netflix documentary
13th which compares Trump's rhetoric of today with that of anti-black leaders throughout America's troubled history.
https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/786606399224709120
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/786472154661527552
It is a bold (and admirable) stance for Boyega to take, given his position within such a huge movie franchise run by a company like Disney, where you would normally expect the stars to avoid controversy at all costs.
It's also his role and public visibility that makes his stand so important, as he is able to reach an audience far larger than the average person.
But whenever a famous person who is known for non-political reasons attempts to express a political opinion, they are inevitably told to stick to whatever that one thing they are known for is.
https://twitter.com/nicoleeeliz/status/786616065417588736
Of course, at this stage, Boyega had run out of fucks to give.
Rather than just ignoring the person (who, based on their Twitter profile, appears to be a Trump supporter), the Star Wars actor had a pretty comprehensive response.
https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/786623301099610112
It will come as absolutely no surprise to learn that his fans loved it.
https://twitter.com/rafayagha/status/786693884093009921
https://twitter.com/IAmMereBear/status/786623842609266688
https://twitter.com/myhiggins/status/786681134935662592
https://twitter.com/HiBritneyMonae/status/786679984484212736
https://twitter.com/dawn9476/status/786701360817287168
https://twitter.com/lxd1/status/786691782247608320
