Star Wars alum John Boyega to star in Book of Eli prequel series
Jan. 22, 2024Boyega will play a younger version of Denzel Washington’s character
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PerDeadline, Boyega will play a younger version of Denzel Washington’s titular character. Gary Whitta, who wrote the screenplay for the film, created the series and is set to write and executive produce.
Deadline reports that the series will be set 30 years prior to the film’s events, putting it at the time of the nuclear event or just after. The show will be shopped to streaming platforms this year. No other details about the upcoming series have been released.
Boyega is known for his role as Finn in the Star Wars franchise, starring inStar Wars: The Force Awakens,Star Wars: The Last Jedi, andStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Boyega won a Golden Globe for his role in Steve McQueen’s anthology series Small Axe, and went on to star in The Woman King, Breaking, and Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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