John Boyega’s business brings in £900k in profit, after criticizing Disney and reflecting on the racist backlash for his role in Star Wars.
John Boyega caused a furor when he criticized Disney for its treatment of his Star Wars character Finn, accusing him of deliberately sidelining his role and using it as a symbol of diversity.
There is no indication that the dispute had any effect on the bank balance of the British-born actors.
The business the 30-year-old uses to channel his profits, Upperroom Entertainment, generated £900,000 in profit last year.
Successful: The business John Boyega uses to channel his profits, Upperroom Entertainment, generated £900,000 in profit last year
His latest earnings, in the year to January 2022, bring cumulative earnings at the company to £11.4 million.
It is one of his five companies, which includes Upperroom Properties, whose recently published accounts report ownership of £4.2m worth of investment properties. Clearly, the Force is with him.
John admitted he felt like “an elephant in the room” when he was the target of a racist backlash for his portrayal of Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
The actor played the hero in three films from 2015 to 2019, but revealed that he doesn’t think he’ll play the character again.
Controversy: John Boyega caused a furore when he criticized Disney for its treatment of his Star Wars character Finn, accusing him of deliberately sidelining his role and using it as a symbol of diversity.
Speaking to John Fugelsang on his Sirius XM radio show, John admitted that being trolled was “not a conversation where I could be awake” at Disney, but feels this has changed after they spoke out in support of Obi-Wan Kenobi. . star Moses Ingram.
He began by explaining his thoughts on social media in general, saying, “Right now, you go on social media, it seems like algebra to me.”
‘Two plus two equals four. If you do this, that means this. Women think like that, men think like that, and that simplicity with such intricate talking points, he froze me…it’s a rocky road,” she said.
Host Fugelsang mentioned Moses Ingram, who played Arbiter Reva in the Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi earlier this year, and himself was the subject of racist attacks from online trolls.
Speak up: In May, the official Star Wars Twitter account tweeted in support of Moses after he was subjected to racist abuse.
He mentioned that Disney “had a plan” when Ingram was attacked, referring to the studio’s rare statement via Star Wars Twitter, where they called out racist trolls.
“We are proud to welcome Moses Ingram to the Star Wars family and excited for Reva’s story to unfold. If anyone intends to make her uncomfortable in any way, we only have one thing to say: we resist,” the first tweet read.
“There are over 20 million intelligent species in the Star Wars galaxy, don’t choose to be racist,” he ended his statement with the second tweet.
The tweet garnered a mixed response from fans, with radio talk show host Dana Loesch pointing out how members of her promotions team decreased characters of color to ensure the film was profitable in China.
Supportive: The Attack The Block star insisted he ‘doesn’t feel bitter’ that Disney chose to support Ingram, but kept quiet about the racist trolling he received