Exclusive: John Boyega teases tone & production start of They Cloned Tyrone

While talking with the 28-year-old star for his role in the forthcoming Steve McQueen-helmed anthology seriesSmall Axe, ComingSoon.net chatted with John Boyega about another of his upcoming projects, the Netflix-set sci-fi mysteryThey Cloned Tyrone, in which he stars alongside Jamie Foxx (Soul) and Teyonah Parris (Dear White People).

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Looking to the future, Boyega revealed that he and the rest of his cast and crew are currently in the rehearsal process via Zoom meetings for the film and is currently eyeing a production start date in the next couple months, and though he was tight-lipped on exact story or character details, he did compare it to one of his international star-making roles.

The film is going to be likeAttack the Blockfor stateside, Ill give you that, Boyega teased. Juels making his directorial debut with the movie and he wrote a brilliant script. I mean, you dont just attract Jamie Foxx with nothing, this is a really well-written one that I think is going to be a lot of fun.

This project marks Foxxs latest collaboration with Netflix after recently starring in the superhero film Project Power which is now available for streaming. The 52-year-old actor will next be seen in Pixars Soul, Blumhouses Spawn, and in the Mike Tyson biopic.

Parris notable film credits include: 2014s Dear White People, Spike Lees Chi-Raq and Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk. She is also set to star in two high-profile projects including Nia DaCostas Candyman reboot and Disney+s highly-anticipated MCU series WandaVision.

They Cloned Tyrone will follow anunlikely trio as they investigate a series of eerie events, alerting them to a nefarious conspiracy lurking directly beneath their hood. The film is being described as a pulpy sci-fi mystery caper that is likened to Fridaymeets Get Out.

The film will be the directorial debut of Creed 2 writer Juel Taylor, who penned the script along with Tony Rettemaier. It is produced by MACROs CEO Charles D. King with Taylor, Rettenmaier and Stephen Dr. Love also serving as producers. It is also executive produced by Macros Mark R. Wright and Jack Murray.

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Boyega gained worldwide recognition for his role as Finn in the Star Wars film franchise. He first appeared in the 2015 The Force Awakens and was last seen in 2019sStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. He will next be seen in Steve McQueens anthology series Small Axeand the film Naked Singularity.

Small Axeis set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on November 20 with new episodes airing through December 18.

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