Will Ferrell worked with John Boyega.
Attack the Block is a 2011 British science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Jodie Whittaker , John Boyega , Nick Frost and Luke Treadaway . Detroit (film) . The film stars John Boyega , Will Poulter , Algee Smith , Jacob Latimore , Jason Mitchell , Hannah Murray , Kaitlyn Dever , Jack Reynor , Ben O'Toole , Joseph David-Jones , John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie . Will Ferrell . He received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on Saturday Night Live , and two Golden Globe Award nominations for The Producers ( 2005 ) and Stranger than Fiction ( 2006 ) .