Will, Jacob and Algee will all have lead roles the film, which will span over the five days when the riots between police and civilians that left 43 people dead and over 1,000 injured.
John Boyega shares a special moment with Alden Ehrenreich during a panel at the Star Wars Celebration on Sunday (July 17) at ExCel in London, England.
The 24-year-old The Force Awakens actor was on hand to welcome Alden, 26, to the Star Wars family. It is officially confirmed that he will play Han Solo in an upcoming spinoff movie!
“I read the sides and I loved them. I auditioned for six months. The coolest part was I went on the Falcon for a chemistry test with Chewbacca. It was unbelievable. It was more exciting than nerve-racking,” Alden said (via Variety). It was revealed that he was the first actor to audition for the role!
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John Boyega has a hot new movie on the horizon, Pacific Rim 2, and it was just given a release date!
The 24-year-old breakout star of the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens will play the son of Idris Elba‘s character from the first movie in the sequel, set for release on February 23, 2018.
Pacific Rim hit theaters in 2013 and it starred Charlie Hunnam and was directed by Guillermo Del Toro. The movie racked up $411 million at the worldwide box office.
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John Boyega is starring in an exciting movie…the sequel to Pacific Rim!
The 24-year-old Star Wars: The Force Awakens star will play the son of Idris Elba‘s character in the new movie. Idris starred in the original 2013 film. The movie will begin filming later this year.
“I am very proud and happy to welcome John into a fantastic sandbox. The Pacific Rim universe will be reinforced with him as a leading man as it continues to be a multicultural, multi-layered world. ‘The World saving the world’ was our goal and I couldn’t think of a better man for the job,” the director of the first film, Guillermo del Toro, said in a statement (via Deadline).
John Boyega looks sharp as he steps out for some shopping on Wednesday (May 18) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 24-year-old Force Awakens star joked on Twitter the day before that he was going to play his old movie Attack the Block on a loop as a punishment for his future children.
“Thinking of new ways to punish my future kids after their wrong doings. I say lock them in the loop room,” John wrote. “Room with tv playing attack the block continuously.”
Thinking of new ways to punish my future kids after their wrong doings. I say lock them in the loop room.