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Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby join Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson (Skycraper) and Jason Statham (The Meg) may have found their antagonist for their upcoming Fast & Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw. According to Variety, Idris Elba (Luther) has begun final talks to go up against the pair as the film’s villain. Elba isn’t the only one to join the cast, however. Variety also reported […]

Idris Elba’s John Luther returns in first teaser for Luther series 5

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BBC has released a brief teaser trailer for the fifth series of its award-winning crime drama series Luther which sees Idris Elba returning as the titular detective alongside Dermot Crowley (DSU Martin Schenk), Michael Smiley (Benny Silver), Patrick Malahide (George Cornelius) and newcomer Wunmi Mosaku as DS Catherine Halliday. No word as of yet on a premiere […]

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 […]