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July 2024

  • Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: From Game of Thrones to The Crown: the woman who turns actors into stars – podcast

    This week, from 2018: Nina Gold’s role is invisible, and yet her taste has shaped much of what we watch on film and TV. By Sophie Elmhirst

March 2024

  • John Boyega

    John Boyega tells of ‘life-changing’ friendship with Damilola Taylor

    Actor speaks about how 10-year-old’s death in 2000 spurred him and others to ‘aim further’

July 2023

  • Unexpected charm … L to r, John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx in They Cloned Tyrone.

    They Cloned Tyrone review – powerhouse Jamie Foxx in satire turned goofy caper

    Starting out gritty, this likable film turns into a mystery-comedy thriller and boasts excellent performances from Foxx, John Boyega and Teyonah Parris

November 2022

  • ‘We are beasts when it comes to negotiating’ … Femi Oguns, founder of Identity Agency Group.

    ‘I make dreams come true’ – the star-maker who shot Letitia Wright, John Boyega and more to glory

    As Wright pulls on the Black Panther catsuit, we meet Femi Oguns, whose acting school for black Brits – started two decades ago with a handful of flyers – is now Hollywood’s go-to talent hotspot

October 2022

  • Viola Davis as Nansica in The Woman King.

    The Woman King review – Viola Davis leads the line in stirring warrior tale

  • Viola Davis in The Woman King

    The Woman King review – a thunderously cinematic good time

September 2022

  • A composite image featuring Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, Meryl Streep as Thatcher and the couple from Brief Encounter

    Darling, you were dreadful! The best (and worst) big-screen performances of all time

  • Viola Davis in The Woman King

    First look review
    The Woman King review – Viola Davis rules over rousing action epic

January 2022

  • A still from <em>892</em> by Abi Damaris Corbin, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Chris Witt. All photos are copyrighted and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of Sundance Institute programs. Photos must be accompanied by a credit to the photographer and/or 'Courtesy of Sundance Institute.' Unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or sale of logos and/or photos is strictly prohibited

    Breaking (aka 892) review – John Boyega holds together by-the-book hostage drama

    A sensitive lead performance helps lift an empathetic yet often cliched retelling of a troubled veteran who holds up a bank in a dire moment of need

December 2021

  • John Boyega in Naked Singularity.

    Naked Singularity review – John Boyega offers fig leaf for bizarre legal drama

  • Emma Thompson, John Boyega and Lena Dunham.

    Sundance 2022: Lena Dunham, John Boyega and Emma Thompson lead lineup

June 2021

  • Announcement of nominations for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards<br>epa08984536 (FILE) - British-Nigerian actor John Boyega attends the 73rd annual British Academy Film Award at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain, 02 February 2020 (reissued 03 February 2021). Boyega as nominated as Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or TV Movie for ‘Small Axe’ for the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Golden Globes 2021 are planned to take place virtually on 28 February. EPA/NEIL HALL *** Local Caption *** 55844470

    John Boyega exits Netflix movie mid-shoot for ‘family reasons’

    The actor has left thriller Rebel Ridge halfway through production, which is now being paused so his role can be recast

May 2021

  • Richard Ayoade on stage

    TV stars and fans to appear as holograms at Bafta awards

    Public can sign up for the chance to line the red carpet and meet their favourite actors

March 2021

  • 2019, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALK<br>DAISY RIDLEY, OSCAR ISAAC &amp; JOHN BOYEGA Film ‘STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER’ (2019) film still Directed By J.J. ABRAMS 18 December 2019 SAZ100351 Allstar/LUCASFILM/WALT DISNEY PICTURES (USA 2019) **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of LUCASFILM/WALT DISNEY PICTURES and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To LUCASFILM/WALT DISNEY PICTURES is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Hear me out
    Hear me out: why Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker isn't a bad movie

    The latest in our series of writers defending unloved films is a defense of JJ Abrams’s troubled sci-fi sequel
  • John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

    Week in geek
    Racist trolls may think they own Star Wars, but the saga's diversity issues are not cut and dried

    The social media harassment of Kelly Marie Tran was abominable, but it’s not fair to say that racism is baked into the epic franchise’s core
  • Chloé Zhao accept the award for best director – motion picture for Nomadland via video as Bryce Dallas Howard listens.

    The full list of Golden Globes 2021 winners

    All the winners of the 78th annual Golden Globes from the world of TV and film

December 2020

  • Enriching history ... Michelle Greenidge, Rochenda Sandall and Richie Campbell in Small Axe: Mangrove.

    2020 in TV
    The 50 best TV shows of 2020, No 3: Small Axe

    Steve McQueen’s five-film anthology based on real people and events celebrates Britain’s Caribbean history, enriches our national story and is a television landmark

November 2020

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    Steve McQueen edits the Observer New Review
    John Boyega interview: ‘It’s important to voice your truth’

    The actor on playing the trailblazing British police officer Leroy Logan, and why he’ll always be a London boy
  • Susan Wokoma, Michaela Coel and Jahvel Hall in Three Birds by Janice Okoh

    Tristram Kenton at the Guardian
    Before they were famous: stars' early stage appearances – in pictures

    Tristram Kenton captures the debuts and breakthroughs of famous future faces including Emily Blunt, Martin Freeman, John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker and many more
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    John Boyega worries BLM rally speech in June will harm career

    Actor reveals concerns and talks about being stopped and searched in new interview
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