--- title: John Boyega 'Arrested' by Stormtroopers at Disneyland Paris description: Star Wars actor John Boyega ran into some trouble with stormtroopers at Disneyland Paris on Saturday. canonical: https://time.com/5487574/star-wars-john-boyega-stormtroopers-disneyland-paris/ author: Gina Martinez article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-22T21:54:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:32.471Z og:title: 'Star Wars' Actor John Boyega 'Arrested' by Stormtroopers at Disneyland Paris og:description: “They’re arresting me right now at Disney,” he joked og:url: https://time.com/5487574/star-wars-john-boyega-stormtroopers-disneyland-paris/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09e52e81cf2d08af/698890fa2dce01492b9e8d93/boyega-watership-down-bbc-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2584 og:image:height: 1454 og:image:alt: boyega watership down bbc netflix og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 'Star Wars' Actor John Boyega 'Arrested' by Stormtroopers at Disneyland Paris twitter:description: “They’re arresting me right now at Disney,” he joked twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09e52e81cf2d08af/698890fa2dce01492b9e8d93/boyega-watership-down-bbc-netflix.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Star Wars' Actor John Boyega 'Arrested' by Stormtroopers at Disneyland Paris > Sponsored content. 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The clips, posted to his 1.6 million followers, shows Boyega laughing as he is playfully jostled by the costumed employees. > [](https://twitter.com/luminousfinn/status/1076509319649210368) “They’re arresting me right now at Disney,” he jokes. “I get arrested? 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