British actor John Boyega became an instant sensation on Friday for being the first character to appear in the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer.
The first thing you see, 21 seconds in, is 22-year-old Boyega, dressed as a stormtrooper, sweating and out of breath on the sands of Tatooine. Rather than show us any of the characters we already know in the clip, director J.J. Abrams chose to introduce four characters new to the saga — starting with Boyega.
And of course the trailer immediately received a big reaction online due to the fact that Boyega plays the first black stormtrooper to appear in the franchise.
So Boyega decided to face the critics head on, shutting them down on his Instagram page with a simple "To whom it may concern... Get used to it. :)"
Nicely done, sir.
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