Star Wars actor
Rebel Ridge, in the middle of filming.
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A spokesperson told Deadline, “
Rebel Ridge is pausing temporarily as we look to re-cast
John Boyega who needed to leave the project for family reasons. We remain committed to
Jeremy Saulnier’s extraordinary film and look forward to resuming production. We look forward to continuing our partnership with
John Boyega’s UpperRoom Productions, in addition to our upcoming film They Cloned Tyrone in which he also stars.”
We hope everything is okay with
John‘s family!
Deadline also notes that the replacement will likely be cast in the next few days. If you’re wondering, it is very rare that actors exit project in the middle.
âRebel Ridge is pausing temporarily as we look to re-cast John Boyega who needed to leave the project for family reasons,â a spokesperson told Deadline. âWe remain committed to Jeremy Saulnierâs extraordinary film and look forward to resuming production. We look forward to continuing our partnership with John Boyegaâs UpperRoom Productions, in addition to our upcoming film They Cloned Tyrone in which he also stars.â
Boyega was set to lead the film, from the Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier, which was originally set to shoot in April 2020 until the Covid-19 pandemic. Itâs described as âa high-velocity thriller that explores systemic American injustices through intense action sequences, suspense and dark humorâ.