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John Boyega says he's done playing his 'Star Wars' character Finn

Jason Guerrasio   

John Boyega says he's done playing his 'Star Wars' character Finn
Entertainment2 min read
  • In a recent Instagram post, John Boyega told a commenter that he's done with playing his "Star Wars" character, Finn.
  • "No thank you," he responded. "I've moved on."
  • The Finn character was featured in the most recent trilogy of the Skywalker saga.

Don't plan on seeing Finn in the "Star Wars" franchise going forward. At least that's the way actor John Boyega feels at the moment.

Boyega, who played one of the core characters in the most recent trilogy of the Skywalker saga, gave a glimpse into how he feels about his plans going forward (which Variety spotted) when responding to comments on Instagram after posting a photo of him on set.

Back on set ! Have a nice day everyone ❤️

A post shared by John Boyega (@johnboyega) on Jul 17, 2020 at 4:05am PDT

The commenter, @techsteveo, wrote, "Force Finn in action with Green lightsaber dressed in black is all I want from the next SW film!"

Boyega responded by saying: "lol no thank you. I've moved on."

Commenter @samkim_1 then responded in the chain to Boyega: "really just got those Disney bucks and dipped."

To which Boyega responded: "nope. Not into playing one role for too long. I have more to offer than that. That's all."

This isn't the first time the 28-year-old actor has said on social media that he's moving on from the galaxy far, far away.

In April he responded to a tweet where someone called "The Rise of Skywalker" embarrassing by saying, "Embarrassing: LOL you wish. Very fulfilling, some disappointments but yet not that big of a deal. Everyone has moved on."

Since the release of "The Rise of Skywalker" the "Star Wars" franchise has taken a break from feature films and moved over to Disney Plus. The debut of "The Mandalorian" proved that there's still an appetite for "Star Wars" material. And coming next year to the streamer will be the animated series, "The Bad Batch," which is a spin-off of the popular "Clone Wars" series.

Meanwhile, "Russian Doll" cocreator Leslye Headland is in the works on her own Disney Plus "Star Wars" series.

Boyega isn't the first "Star Wars" star to say he was done with the franchise. For years, Harrison Ford said he wasn't going to do more than three movies as Han Solo, though he later changed his tune when "The Force Awakens" came long.

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