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Sundance London 2018 Review – Yardie (2018)

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Yardie, 2018. Directed by Idris Elba. Starring Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, Calvin Demba, Naomi Ackie, and Shantol Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Broken by the murder of his older brother, Dennis turns to a life of crime in the backstreets of Kingston, Jamaica circa 1973. A decade later, he’s sent overseas to London, where he reunites with lost […]

New trailer and images for Idris Elba’s Yardie

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Ahead of its UK premiere tonight at the Sundance Film Festival, a new trailer and batch of images have arrived online for the upcoming adaptation of Victor Headley’s novel Yardie. The crime drama marks the features directorial debut for Idris Elba and stars Aml Ameen, Sheldon Shepherd, Shantol Jackson, and Stephen Graham; take a look […]

Idris Elba to produce and star in Netflix comedy series Turn Up Charlie

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Luther star Idris Elba has signed on to executive produce and star in Turn Up Charlie, a new comedy series for Netflix from Brown Eyed Boy Productions. The half-hour series has received an eight episode order, and will see Elba portraying the eponymous Charlie, described as a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor, who is given […]

Movie Review – Molly’s Game (2017)

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Molly’s Game, 2017. Written and Directed by Aaron Sorkin. Starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Bill Camp, Brian d’Arcy James, Chris O’Dowd, J.C. MacKenzie, Jeremy Strong, Samantha Isler, Jon Bass, Justin Kirk, and Graham Greene. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes […]

Second Opinion – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Thor: Ragnarok, 2017. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, Taika Waititi, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Clancy Brown, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Rachel House, Tadanobu Asano, Luke Hemsworth, Taylor Hemsworth, Sam Neill, Charlotte Nicdao, and Matt Damon. SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned, the mighty […]

Idris Elba auditioned to play Gaston in Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast

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As it turns out, even Idris Elba still gets turned down for parts every so often. In a recent interview with People to promote his latest film, Hany Abu-Assad’s survival thriller The Mountain Between Us, the actor revealed that despite auditioning for this year’s live-action Beauty and the Beast remake, Disney decided to go in […]

Idris Elba says Thor: Ragnarok is the first Thor movie he’s enjoyed making

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed a new image of Idris Elba’s Heimdall from the hotly-anticipated blockbuster sequel Thor: Ragnarok, while the actor has been chatting to the outlet about his work on the film, stating that it is the first Thor movie that he’s enjoyed making. SEE ALSO: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Taika Waititi discuss Thor: […]