In the new Apple TV+ documentary "Number One on the Call Sheet," which focuses on Black leading men and women in Hollywood, the "They Cloned Tyrone" star, 33, looked back on facing racist backlash while playing Finn in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy from 2015 to 2019.

Actor John Boyega has criticised Star Wars for its predominantly white environment and the racist backlash he faced after being cast. Boyega described the franchise as the "whitest, elite space".While Black actors like Billy Dee Williams and Samuel L.

Actor John Boyega, who starred in three "Star Wars" films, claimed some fans were upset at his casting because the series lacked diversity and was "so White."