John Boyega has starred in some of the biggest science-fiction films of all time in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, but as an actor (and a producer) his film choices have become increasingly urgent in their social commentary.
He mightily impressed for revered filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Steve McQueen in, respectively, Detroit (2017) and the third Small Axe film, Red, White and Blue (2020), and just last year appeared with Viola Davis in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s historical epic The Woman King. All three films are powerful dramas set in the past but relevant to our troubled times.
