20 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars: The Force Awakens

20. John Boyega Originally Played Finn With An English Accent

Many viewers were surprised to learn that Finn actor John Boyega wasn't actually American but British, so impressive was his American accent.

Yet in an interview with Graham Norton ahead of the film's release, Boyega confirmed that he was indeed originally going to play Finn in his natural English twang.

However, while testing the accent out in the early stages of production, J.J. Abrams felt that it didn't quite fit Finn's character, and so asked Boyega to switch to an American accent instead.

As excellent as Boyega's American accent is, though, it's tough to imagine most fans caring if he spoke in his natural accent.