John Boyega admits the ‘Rise of Skywalker’ script on eBay was his

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John Boyega admits the ‘Rise of Skywalker’ script on eBay was his

John Boyega in the course of the Star Wars Celebration on the Wintrust Area on April 12, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.Barry Brecheisen | Getty Photos


John Boyega in the course of the Star Wars Celebration on the Wintrust Area on April 12, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois.

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“Star Wars” actor John Boyega has confessed that the misplaced “Rise of Skywalker” script that discovered its means onto eBay was his.

“It was me,” John Boyega mentioned on “Good Morning America” Wednesday, simply two days after director J.J. Abrams revealed that a copy of a real screenplay wound up for sale online.

“Let me let you know how this one went down,” Boyega defined. “I used to be transferring residences, and I left the script beneath my mattress. I used to be identical to, what, I am going to go away it beneath my mattress. Once I get up within the morning, I am going to take it and transfer, however my boys came to visit and, , we began partying just a little bit after which the script simply — it simply stayed there.”

A number of weeks later, a cleaner got here, discovered the script and put it on eBay for 65 kilos, or about $84.

“So the individual did not know the true worth,” Boyega joked.

Abrams had mentioned the script was found by somebody at Disney and the corporate was in a position to retrieve the script earlier than it was bought.

The nine-film Skywalker saga involves a conclusion Dec. 20 with the discharge of “The Rise of Skywalker.”



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