United Kingdom, March 31 -- John Boyega told his cab driver he'd been cast in 'Star Wars' before anyone else.

The 33-year-old actor was so overcome with excitement at being cast as Finn in 2015's 'Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens' that he couldn't resist breaking the "rules" about keeping his job a secret, but there was no one else available to speak to at the time.

Speaking in documentary 'Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood', he said: "'The Force Awakens' to me was a fundamental moment.

"We waited months for that. When that big call came in, that's that call that all those stars talk about that changed their life and stuff. It's like, 'That's it? That's the call!' It's such an attack on reality.'

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