While discussing his experience of working on Steve McQueen’s Small Axe: Red, White and Blue, John Boyega compared working on a big franchise to being like a luxury jail when you want to do something else. Here is what he said….
Being in a big franchise, it’s kind of like luxury jail sometimes for an actor when you want to do something else. Because remember, in a franchise you’re working on one character for many years, which can starve your other muscles. And in wanting to be in something where I knew that I’d play a different type of role, a different type of man, and then knowing Steve through, we’re all a part of the same industry so I’d heard about Steve’s directing style, I was really really curious and excited to have the opportunity anyway to be a part of it. And when it came through I was on the tele like ‘this is my moment.’
Whilst we understand what Boyega is saying, we are sure the remuneration package reflects the torment of having to work on a big franchise. Let us know what you think….
