John Boyega Thinks ‘Star Wars’ Might Be taught From All That ‘Star Trek’ Speaking

As a part of what’s changing into his delicate launch into being a pop culture pundit, Rise of Skywalker actor John Boyega has weighed in on the time-honored rivalry between Star Wars and Star Trek. Although he starred within the former’s sequel trilogy, Boyega says he understands the attraction of the latter, echoing the everyday chorus of most Trek followers: the significance of balancing speaking and motion.

Talking at Dragon Con (thanks, Popverse), Boyega made no qualms over the truth that he, like most conventional individuals, double-dips in loving each sequence. Whereas a fandom layperson may assume Boyega would like Star Wars, what together with his breakout position as Finn, Boyega says he’s really extra attuned to Star Trek as a result of it tends to deal with its points quite than brandishing a lightsaber and getting lively.

“In Star Trek, they provide you time to have discussions. I believe there’s one thing Star Wars can be taught from that really,” Boyega stated. “By way of me showing in [Star Trek], I’ve obtained to remain on group. I’m a lightsaber man.”

That is the newest in a string of Boyega observations in regards to the course of Star Wars and what he would’ve finished in another way if he have been in cost. Up to now, he’s mentioned the entire “Reylo” state of affairs, the dealing with of Luke’s last stand, and never making new characters OP (learn: overpowered)—the kind of backyard selection takes that lend themselves effectively to hours-long YouTube retrospectives. However he’s additionally hit the mark on having followers reckon with the poisonous sides of the fandom.

Key amongst his post-Rise of Skywalker takes was how shitty it is for certain fans to treat Black actors in Star Wars as some “woke” demerit to the spirit of the franchise when alien creatures like Babu Frik exist. That very same type of toxic fandom rhetoric is what noticed The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg endure racist backlash from a sure subset of viewers.

Deplorable remedy of Star Wars actors of coloration additionally reared its ugly head when Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram grew to become the goal of fandom trolls. This led Obi-Wan Kenobi himself, Ewan McGregor, to face in assist of Ingram—an inclination many actors have, stepping in when Disney sits on its hands in conditions like this with its reveals and films. Guess not everybody may be Gina Carano.

A private message from Ewan McGregor. pic.twitter.com/rJSDmj663K

— Star Wars (@starwars) June 1, 2022

Each fandoms definitely have their fair proportion of soiled laundry that will name into query whether or not the intergalactic grass is greener on the opposite aspect. However an argument may very well be made {that a} present extra predicated on speaking issues out and centering diversity into its very framework lends itself to having a fandom that doesn’t get pointedly bizarre about seeing individuals with completely different pores and skin tones as vital gamers in its tales.

However that’s a dialogue for an additional day. Possible after the warmth demise of the universe, when Star Trek and Star Wars followers not fire up which of their sequence is best.

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