Star Wars leak: John Boyega left Rise of Skywalker script under bed, where it was found by cleaner
- British actor was partying with friends in apartment and forgot to retrieve item next morning
- Script was listed on eBay but was retrieved by someone on film team before it was sold
British actor John Boyega said on Wednesday that he left his copy of the closely guarded script for the new Star Wars movie under his bed, and that it ended up for sale on eBay.
Boyega, who plays Storm trooper turned resistance fighter Finn in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, told US television show Good Morning America that a cleaner had found the script and put it on the eBay auction site.
Director J.J. Abrams said earlier this week that the team behind the film spotted the eBay listing and was able to get it back before it was sold, meaning the secrets in the plot are still safe.
“I was moving apartments and I left the script under my bed. I was just like, you know what, I’ll leave it under my bed,” Boyega said on Wednesday. “When I wake up in the morning I’ll take it and move, but my boys came over and, you know, we started partying a little bit and then the script just, it just stayed there.”
“Then a few weeks after a cleaner comes in, finds the script and then puts it on eBay for, like, £65 (US$83). So the person didn’t know the true value,” he added.