Behind John Boyega’s Abrupt Exit From Netflix’s ‘Rebel Ridge’ [THR]
Still a mystery. Rebel Ridge is by the writer/director that did woke Green Room.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-boyega-rebel-ridge-exit-netflix-1234972648/
In early June, John Boyega abruptly exited the Netflix production of Rebel Ridge “for family reasons,” according to a statement released by the streamer at the time. But other sources say that in fact, Boyega simply walked away from the production with filming underway — which, according to one person with knowledge of the situation, the filmmakers only discovered when they looked for him at his hotel and found that he had checked out.
Top Netflix executives, including head of global films Scott Stuber and co-CEO Ted Sarandos, tried to persuade the star to return to the set without success.
Industry veterans say they cannot remember an instance in which a star walked away from a movie when filming was underway. “I know actors who wanted to back out of a movie, but nobody actually bails,” says one top executive who is not involved with the movie. “Not once they started shooting.”