According to Deadline, Star Wars alum John Boyega has decided to exit his leading role in Netflix’s forthcoming thriller pic Rebel Ridge, who had been attached to the project since 2019.
Rebel Ridge is executive produced by Macon Blair and Louise Lovegrove, with Saulnier, Anish Savjani, Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino set as producers.
“Rebel Ridge is pausing temporarily as we look to re-cast John Boyega who needed to leave the project for family reasons,” A Netflix representative said in a statement.
The Golden Globe winner’s sudden departure in the middle of shooting is due to “family reasons.”