John Boyega Made It to ‘Star Wars: the Last Jedi’ Premiere Despite Wicked Weather (Update)

“I made it! Without luggage but wooooooooohoooo!” tweeted the 25-year-old star (and that’s 13 “o’s,” in case you were wondering)

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Update: And you thought a snow blitz was going to stop John Boyega from making it to Hollywood for the Saturday premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”

Boyega, aka “Fin,” tweeted he “made it” to the premiere, hours after sharing he might be stuck in Atlanta due to heavy snowfall.

“I made it! Without luggage but wooooooooohoooo!” tweeted the 25-year-old star (and that’s 13 “o’s,” in case you were wondering). “As if weather can stop a Nigerian kmt.”

He then responded to a fan asking if Harrison Ford could fly him in, with Boyega quipping “Harrison will land that ship in the damn auditorium!”

It then became a full cross-generational “Star Wars” love fest on Twitter, with Mark Hamill telling Boyega to “only fly with Harrison on green-screen, son. #FatherlyAdvice.”

Boyega responded with an enthusiastic “Thanks dad !”

Previously: Saturday’s Hollywood premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” might be missing a major player, thanks to Mother Nature.

John Boyega tweeted early Saturday morning he’s stuck in Atlanta because of heavy snow, saying, “Wow ATL. Looks like no one’s leaving! Guess I’ll start a family now….”

Heavy snowfall has hit metro Atlanta in recent days, with many Atlantans still without power.

But “Fin” isn’t giving up on the premiere without a fight. An hour later, he tweeted he’s “trying to get back for the LA premiere! I actually NEED a pilot !!!”

I guess the Millennium Falcon isn’t available (cringes). We’ll have our eyes peeled to see if the 25-year-old star is able to make it across the country in time for the LA debut.

Sean Burch

Tech and business reporter • sean@thewrap.com • @SeanB44  

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