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Stephen King discusses The Dark Tower movie adaptation

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Last month, we got word that the long-gestating adaptation of Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower has dragged itself out of development hell, with Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) set to direct Idris Elba (Luther) as the gunslinger Roland Deschain and Matthew McConaughey as the villainous Man in Black.Yesterday, Stephen King took to […]

Stephen King expects The Dark Tower to happen with Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey

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Last year, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman and Brian Grazer’s planned adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower dragged itself out of development hell, with Sony and Media Rights Capital picking up the ambitious project and setting Nikolaj Arcel (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) to direct.In the past few months we’ve heard that Matthew McConaughey […]

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

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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.Since no […]

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

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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.“When […]

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

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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 of […]

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

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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 trailerElba was interviewed by the magazine to promote his Netflix drama Beasts […]

Movie Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

Damian Lewis now bookmakers favourite for the next James Bond

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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 then […]