Filmmakers have got John Boyega’s back.
Directors and others in the movie industry immediately showed solidarity with the British actor, tweeting praise and saying they’d be thrilled to work with him.
“We got you, John,” posted Oscar winner Jordan Peele, the director of “Us” and “Get Out.”
“I would work with John Boyega and I urge other Non-Black creators to affirm that they have his back as well,” wrote Matthew A. Cherry, whose directing credits include “Black-ish” and “Mixed-ish.”
“I would love to work with w John Boyega,” said Cathy Yan, the director of “Birds of Prey,” in response to Cherry’s post:
“Oh god I WISH,” wrote “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda:
Charlie Brooker, the creator of Netflix’s dystopian series “Black Mirror,” said he would “crawl through a barrel of broken glass” to have Boyega glance at one of his scripts:
Many, many others in the entertainment industry also showed solidarity with the his “Star Wars” all HuffPost superfans!