John Boyega speaks on his Nollywood background and how he got training from Mike Bamiloye and Grace Bamiloye. John Boyega has revealed that he took acting lessons from Gospel movie actor and producer Mike Bamiloye. Boyega said this after the special screening of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” at IMAX Cinemas on Monday, December 25, 2017. His Nollywood Background During a brief Q&A session with members of the audience, John Boyega said he was raised on Nollywood movies especially Mike Bamiloye films. “I grew up Nigerian movies, especially Mount Zion movies, ‘Ayamatanga’ and all the rest of them,” he said. Boyega also revealed he got training from Mike Bamiloye and his wife Gloria Bamiloye. “I actually did training with Mike Bamiloye and Gloria Bamiloye when they were in the United Kingdom” he revealed. Switch To Secular Movies The Star Wars actor said he initially thought he would only act in spiritually based movies but decided to switch to secular later on.
