John Boyega nearly went broke in his quest to land a life-changing "Star Wars" role. The 33-year-old, who played the stormtrooper Finn in the trilogy of blockbusters, revealed this week that he took his bank account close to zero while traveling to meet director J.J. Abrams to discuss the role when he was still an unknown actor.

John Boyega's most famous character is from a long time ago, and ironically, for Marvel, he wants to play a hero from the future. The "Attack the Block" star recently said that if asked he would play the X-Men member Bishop, a hard-nosed cop from a dystopian future.

Before he was a multimillionaire “Star Wars” star, John Boyega was nearly broke—spending $43 of his last $60 to meet J.J. Abrams for dinner.