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Kate Winslet and Idris Elba circling roles in All The Old Knives

January 17, 2016 by Robert Kojder

A few years back, Neil Burger was attached to direct an adaptation of Olen Steinhauser’s novel All The Old Knives, but the project went off the radar with no progression. It is now popping back up, this time with a pair of major names in Kate Winslet and Idris Elba being seriously looked at for roles. […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: All The Old Knives, Idris Elba, Kate Winslet

4 of the best Idris Elba roles

December 24, 2015 by Luke Owen

Idris Elba is really the man of the moment right now. He is cropping up in all sorts of film roles (see him in the Star Trek Beyond trailer here), he’s been touted as the next James Bond and he’s even done a load of DJing recently, as well as presenting car shows and launching […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Special Features Tagged With: Idris Elba

Justin Lin talks Idris Elba’s villain in Star Trek Beyond

December 16, 2015 by Gary Collinson

On Monday, Paramount Pictures unleashed the trailer for Star Trek Beyond, the third movie in the studio’s rebooted Trek universe. Featured in the trailer was our first glimpse of Idris Elba’s villain Krall, and speaking to Slash Film and Collider, director Justin Lin has offered up some details on the alien bad guy and his motivations. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Idris Elba, Justin Lin, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond

Idris Elba frontrunner for lead in Stephen King’s The Dark Tower adaptation

December 10, 2015 by William Fanelli

Idris Elba’s name is being tossed around as the potential lead in the big screen adaptation for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. According to Deadline, he is now being called the frontrunner to play Roland Deschain, a role said to be narrowed down to Elba and Javier Bardem. The Dark Tower will mark the first […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, William Fanelli Tagged With: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Stephen King, The Dark Tower

Idris Elba says James Bond “could be any colour”, dismisses rumours

November 29, 2015 by Tom Beasley

Idris Elba (Luther) has spoken to Variety about the persistent rumours that he may be the next actor to play James Bond and the potential for a black actor to take on the role. SEE ALSO: Idris Elba finally plays James Bond in mash-up trailer Elba was interviewed by the magazine to promote his Netflix […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Idris Elba, James Bond, Spectre

Movie Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)

October 19, 2015 by Robert Kojder

Beasts of No Nation. 2015 Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga Starring Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nil Adom Quaye, Kurt Egylawan, and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe SYNOPSIS: A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. As part of Agu’s (Abraham Attah) inauguration into child […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Abraham Attah, Ama K. Abebrese, Cary Fukunaga, David Dontoh, Grace Nortey, Idris Elba, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)

October 14, 2015 by Simon Columb

Beasts of No Nation, 2015 Directed by Cary Fukunaga Starring Idris Elba, Ama K. Abebrese, Abraham Attah, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh, and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe SYNOPSIS: Agu, a boy in an unnamed West African country, falls into the clutch of a murderous child soldier army led by a passionate and influential leader. Beasts are fearsome. Creatures of […]

Filed Under: London Film Festival, Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: 59th BFI London Film Festival, Abraham Attah, Ama K. Abebrese, Cary Fukunaga, David Dontoh, Grace Nortey, Idris Elba, Opeyemi Fagbohungbe

Damian Lewis now bookmakers favourite for the next James Bond

October 1, 2015 by Gary Collinson

With less than a month to go until the release of Spectre, the 24th official James Bond adventure, speculation is at an all time high as to who will become the next 007 after Daniel Craig, and everyone has an opinion. During last year’s Sony hack, it emerged that Idris Elba was a favourite of […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Damian Lewis, Daniel Craig, Idris Elba, James Bond

Idris Elba talks Star Trek Beyond villain role

September 26, 2015 by Gary Collinson

During a chat with MTV to promote his new movie Beasts of No Nation, British actor Idris Elba has offered up a few words on the currently-in-production Star Trek Beyond, which sees him taking on the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise as the main villain. “Simon Pegg and the team have written a very interesting, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Idris Elba, Star Trek, Star Trek Beyond

Who Will Be The Next Bond?

September 13, 2015 by Neil Calloway

After much speculation, Neil Calloway looks at some runners and riders to be the next 007… This week came the frankly ridiculous news that David Beckham was being lined up to be the next James Bond. Now, it could be true, or it could just be that the British tabloid the Daily Star needed a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Neil Calloway Tagged With: Damian Lewis, Daniel Craig, Henry Cavill, Idris Elba, James Bond, Spectre, Tom Hardy

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