Boyega said that he learned he obtained the part "over a nice breakfast in Mayfair" during which Abrams told him, "John, you're the new star of Star Wars."
Glumac Boyega u jednom je intervjuu izjavio da je za ulogu saznao "tijekom doručka u Mayfairu" kada mu je Abrams rekao: "John, ti si nova zvijezda Ratova zvijezda".