John Boyega and Letitia Wright to Star in Hold Back the Stars
Matthew Barrera
Published Apr 03, 2026
Star Wars star John Boyega and Black Panther’s Letitia Wright are set to lead Hold Back the Stars, a film Deadline says will be like “Romeo & Juliet meets Gravity.” The Magicians EP Mike Cahill is directing, with a script by Christy Hall.
Based on the book by Katie Khan, Hold Back the Stars will be the saddest entry in Boyega and Wright’s contributions to the black sci-fi canon to date. The pair will play a couple reminiscing about their relationship while slowly running out of oxygen in the vast emptyness of space. If they don’t have a tearful “I feel like we’re growing apart” half-joke as they slowly drift away from each other, I will walk out of the theater.
