No, John Boyega Did Not Just Spill Star Wars Spoilers

Over the years, Star Wars has gained one secretive reputation. The iconic sci-fi franchise is known for its tight-lipped stars, and Lucasfilm has gone to great lengths to prevent its movies from being unduly spoiled. Even charismatic actors like Mark Hamill know when the button up about his Skywalker storylines. So, it is no surprise to learn the Star Wars fandom all but rioted when it thought John Boyega had dropped a spoiler on Twitter.

But, here’s the real spoiler alert: he didn’t spill a single thing.

The drama all began earlier today when Boyega posted a cryptic message on Twitter. The actor wrote, “Time to play a villain ey…” as he nodded to an upcoming role he recently nabbed. However, fans took the tweet as one which pertained to Star Wars, and the Internet began buzzing over whether Finn takes a dark turn in The Last Jedi.

Boyega quickly picked up on the fandom’s distress and tried to quell rumors. At first, the British actor played off the reaction with a cackling emoji, but then he wrote up a direct statement denying the reports. “Guys please lol it is not Star Wars related,” he stressed.

Fans finally calmed down after Boyega addressed the spoiler controversy, but another Star Wars actor had to bring up the issue one more time. Hamill took to Twitter to rib his junior over the ordeal, writing, “See how easy it is to accidentally leak a spoiler, son?”

“Hope you didn’t say anything about OUR relationship in Ep VIII,” he finished before using the hashtag ‘Scared Sithless.’

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the second film in the new Star Wars sequel trilogy that began with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. The film will deal with Luke training Rey to become a, and possibly the last, Jedi. Meanwhile, the Resistance, including Poe Dameron and First Order defector Finn, continues to fight against the First Order, led by General Hux, while Supreme Leader Snoke and his Dark Side follower Kylo Ren continue their mysterious plot.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, Andy Serkis, Benicio Del Toro, Laura Dern, and Kelly Marie Tran.

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