{"id":95489,"date":"2016-06-24T17:54:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T17:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/24\/jawnbaejaeger-i-just-need-to-take-a-minute\/"},"modified":"2016-06-24T17:54:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T17:54:24","slug":"jawnbaejaeger-i-just-need-to-take-a-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/06\/24\/jawnbaejaeger-i-just-need-to-take-a-minute\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

jawnbaejaeger<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I just need to take a minute because John Boyega\u2026I mean, he really did not come to play. Since Attack the Block days, he\u2019s always spoken about the vision he\u2019s had for his career. From strategically picking roles with underlying social commentary\/messages to wanting to\u00a0own and control his own image and create his own projects. <\/p>\n

And\u00a0then he gets an audition for Star Wars. He goes through seven entire months of auditions\u2013auditions longer than anyone else, and actually books the part. Earns the part!\u00a0Like, he DID that. And he killed the performance. And honestly, leading man in the biggest movie franchise ever?\u00a0He could\u2019ve stopped there. But he didn\u2019t. He could\u2019ve been satisfied. But he wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

He reinvested that money and co-founded his own production company and is already investing in another franchise and securing lead roles for himself.\u00a0But it\u2019s not just about him and you can tell he knows that. If it was just about his success, he could\u2019ve stopped with Star Wars. He\u2019s not just making sure that Hollywood will never be able to typecast or control him, he\u2019s also ensuring that if he believes in a project\u00a0or role for him or anyone else<\/em>,\u00a0he can get\u00a0it done. <\/p>\n

He\u2019s been planning and working toward this for years and strategizing about how to overcome and breakdown the racist roadblocks in Hollywood and he\u2019s making it happen. If his career so far is any indication, I can\u2019t wait to see the rest of his plans unfold.\u00a0I don\u2019t know him, but I’m\u00a0just so proud\u00a0of him. Because we need him and it seems he\u2019s up to the task.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

jawnbaejaeger: I just need to take a minute because John Boyega\u2026I mean, he really did not come to play. Since Attack the Block days, he\u2019s always spoken about the vision he\u2019s had for his career. From strategically picking roles with underlying social commentary\/messages to wanting to\u00a0own and control his own image and create his own … <\/p>\n

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