Why John Boyega doesn't want to join a 'Black Panther' sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
John Boyega won't be relocating to Wakanda any time soon.
Despite the 25-year-old's love of
Black Panther – and
persistent 2016 rumours that he would be involved in
Ryan Coogler's ground-breaking superhero film – Boyega doesn't want a role in its inevitable sequel.
"You can't have it all," he exclusively told TheFIX at the
Pacific Rim Uprising junket in Sydney on February 27. "Being a part of the audience for me right now and having the experiences of being a part of other franchises, it's a good position to be in.
"Just to sit there and to experience this movie [
Black Panther] take over the world."
"It's been nice being a part of the people that have gone, 'I dressed up to the cinema to go watch that,'" he said. "And watch these people –
Michael B. Jordan and
Letitia Wright and all these guys – throwing their all into these characters. It's been amazing to watch."
While Boyega is set to begin filming
Star Wars: Episode IX in July, an appearance in a future
Black Panther instalment -- should he change his mind -- isn't beyond the realm of possibility. Marvel and Lucasfilm are both Disney subsidiaries, and
Lupita Nyong'o has roles in both the
Star Wars and
Black Panther universes.
He also has a special connection to Wright, who plays T'Challa's little sister, Shuri, as the pair attended Identity School of Acting together in London before landing their respective big breaks.
"I remember having conversations with her in McDonald's in Dalston about what she wanted to do and what she wanted to achieve," he told TheFIX. "And the fact that everybody's doing that in their own rightful movies, you know, I'd rather sit back and enjoy the show because that film was incredible… She's a solid human being."
For now, you can catch Boyega battling Kaiju and saving the world with
Scott Eastwood in
Pacific Rim Uprising (in Australian cinemas from March 22).