John Boyega Recalls When He First Got His ‘Star Wars’ Role

John Boyega is doing a lot of thinking about his “Star Wars” roots!

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In a new book called “The Galaxy’s Greatest Heroes,” Boyega opened up about his audition.

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He went into detail about his “seven months of extreme auditioning.”

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Later, he kept getting questions from media outlets about his part.

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He didn’t know anything for sure until J.J. Abrams called him into a café in London.

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He asked him if he was ready for training – as an actor and physically.

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Boyega said he was so shocked he was willing himself to breathe!

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He said that “it was probably the happiest day of my life!”

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