Actor John Boyega, who is best known for playing Finn in the rebooted Star Wars movies, calls himself a nerd.
Boyega has an obsession with anime figures. “I have Dragon Ball Z figures; I have Naruto figures. One Punch Man. I’m a nerd — I just do it right,” Boyega told geek.com.
He stars as Jake Pentecost in the new Steven S. DeKnight-directed sci-fi film Pacific Rim Uprising, which is a sequel to the 2013 hit Pacific Rim, helmed by Guillermo del Toro.
The London-born actor said that he jumped at the chance to join the franchise when he was offered the role of Jake.
“Fundamentally, I was one of the fans who was questioning whether a sequel was going to happen, and whether Guillermo del Toro would take the helm. When I heard Legendary had plans for it in the future, I was excited like everybody else,” he said.
