John Boyega talks 'Last Jedi,' personal parallels with Finn

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Boyega may have a lot in common with Finn, the character he plays in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," but a trip to a London toy store left the actor floored.

Boyega said one of the most surprising experiences he had while making the film was seeing his own larger-than-life likeness at the Toys "R'' Us store he frequented as a kid. The actor had gone to find a gift for his newborn nephew when he came face to face with a giant cardboard cutout of himself as Finn.

"There were toys everywhere, and I was just like, 'Wow,'" Boyega said in a recent interview. "I'm on the shelf. It's strange.