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Displaying all articles tagged:
Idris Elba
renewals
June 12, 2017
Idris Elba Will Get to Be Brooding Again in
Luther
for a Fifth Season
You’ll get four more episodes of Idris in sexy coats.
By
Dee Lockett
May 3, 2017
The Dark Tower
Trailer: The Gunslinger and the Man in Black Face Off
The Stephen King adaptation arrives in theaters August 4.
By
Jackson McHenry
controversies
Apr. 11, 2017
Guerrilla
’s Critics Say John Ridley’s New Show Erases Black Women Activists
After a screening of the first episode, an audience questioned the show’s depiction of black women.
By
Hunter Harris
trailer mix
Oct. 7, 2016
The Take
Trailer Is Idris Elba’s Bond Audition
Two Brits playing Americans involved with the CIA.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the industry
Sept. 21, 2016
Dark Tower
Producers Will Make That TV Show Too
It’ll be a prequel based on Stephen King’s
Wizard and Glass
.
By
Nate Jones
the industry
Aug. 23, 2016
Idris Elba Will Train to Be a Kickboxer for TV
Idris Elba: Fighter
will air on the Discovery Channel.
By
Nate Jones
last night on late night
July 20, 2016
In a World Gone Mad, Idris Elba Dances for You
He also DJs for you, but that’s mostly on his own schedule.
By
Halle Kiefer
trailer mix
July 18, 2016
See the
Star Trek Beyond
Trailers
Abandon ship! Abandon ship!
By
Nate Jones
and
Devon Ivie
bastille day
July 16, 2016
StudioCanal Wants
Bastille Day
Out of Theaters
The timing couldn’t be worse.
By
Devon Ivie
and
Jackson McHenry
career changes
July 5, 2016
Idris Elba to Reportedly Make Directorial Debut
An adaptation of Victor Headley’s novel.
By
Karen Brill
the industry
June 29, 2016
Idris Elba, Emma Watson Lead Academy’s Largest and Most Diverse New Class
It’s part of a mission to double the diversity of Academy ranks by 2020.
By
Nate Jones
casting couch
June 8, 2016
Kate Winslet in Talks to Join Idris Elba Movie
Based on the book.
By
Karen Brill
casting couch
June 6, 2016
John Boyega Joins
Pacific Rim 2
Steven S. DeKnight is directing the film.
By
Jackson McHenry
videology
May 17, 2016
Idris Elba and Macklemore Challenge You to the ‘Dance Off’ of Your Nightmares
It’s “Thriller” meets, well, Macklemore.
By
Dee Lockett
five card stud
May 7, 2016
Five-Card Stud Idris Elba Joins Aaron Sorkin’s Poker Movie
He’ll play the defense lawyer.
By
Greg Cwik
movies
Apr. 27, 2016
Why Won’t Hollywood Let Us See Our Best Black Actors?
Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, and Zoe Saldana are often painted other colors or given voice roles.
By
Kyle Buchanan
and the nominees are
Mar. 30, 2016
2016 BAFTA TV Nominations: It’s Idris Elba vs. Mark Rylance Again
The Great British Bake Off
gets its fifth consecutive nomination.
By
E. Alex Jung
Mar. 23, 2016
See Idris Elba Voice a Tiger in
The Jungle Book
Shere Khan is still terrifying.
By
Dee Lockett
the industry
Mar. 1, 2016
The
Dark Tower
Movie Is Officially On, With a Few Slight Changes
They won’t be starting at the first book, and there won’t yet be a TV show.
By
Nate Jones
trailer mix
Feb. 16, 2016
Watch Idris Elba in
Bastille Day
Trailer
Door-kick!
By
Emma Barrie
the dark tower
Feb. 9, 2016
King Confirms Elba, McConaughey
Dark Tower
Rumor
“It’s more likely than not it’ll happen at this point.”
By
Jackson McHenry
trailer mix
Feb. 7, 2016
See the Trailer for Disney’s New
Jungle Book
The film also stars Bill Murray as Baloo and Idris Elba as Shere Khan.
By
Nate Jones
and
Jackson McHenry
oscars 2016
Feb. 3, 2016
Helen Mirren Weighs in on Oscars Controversy
“It just so happened, this year, it went that way.”
By
Jackson McHenry
racism
Jan. 18, 2016
Idris Elba Tells Parliament Just How Close the United Kingdom Came to Losing Him
“Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t.”
By
Nate Jones
oscars 2016
Jan. 14, 2016
Actors of Color Were Entirely Shut Out of the Academy Award Nominations
This marks the second year in a row that no nonwhite actors were nominated for an Academy Award.
By
Kevin Lincoln
aliens
Dec. 15, 2015
Idris Elba Not a Klingon in
Star Trek Beyond
According to Justin Lin.
By
Nate Jones
Dec. 10, 2015
The 2016 Golden Globe Nominations Are Here!
Carol
and Netflix came out on top.
By
Nate Jones
the industry
Dec. 10, 2015
Idris Elba Might Be Your
Dark Tower
Gunslinger
Opposite Matthew McConaughey.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
idris elba
Dec. 5, 2015
Idris Elba Wants to Do a
Luther
Movie,
Bond
Song
Also, he sounds like he’d make for a great hang.
By
Jackson McHenry
Nov. 29, 2015
Idris Elba Doesn’t Want to Talk About James Bond
The English actor says, “Enough is enough.”
By
Greg Cwik
rebel heart
Nov. 10, 2015
Idris Elba Will Join Madonna for Part of Her
Rebel Heart
Tour
For the Berlin stop!
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
movie review
Oct. 16, 2015
Beasts of No Nation
Is Uncompromisingly Brutal
Fukunaga’s hurtling camera and taut cutting keep
Beasts of No Nation
only just this side of hallucinatory.
By
David Edelstein
trailer mix
Sept. 24, 2015
Cumberbatch, Elba, and Hiddleston in BBC Promo
For
Sherlock
,
Luther
, and
The Night Manager
.
By
Nate Jones
Sept. 23, 2015
P. Brosnan: Next Bond Will Likely Be White Male
Anything’s possible, though, he adds.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
vulture remix
Sept. 14, 2015
Idris Elba Is Playing James Bond (in This Mash-Up)
It’s our latest Vulture Remix!
By
Mike Schuster
and
Diane Bullock
Sept. 12, 2015
Cary Fukunaga Wows With
Beasts of No Nation
The movie should be a major contender at the Oscars.
By
Jada Yuan
trailer mix
Sept. 4, 2015
See the Full
Beasts of No Nation
Trailer
Can he get Netflix an Oscar?
By
Dee Lockett
smiling 101
Sept. 3, 2015
See How Idris Elba Used Instagram, Wisdom to Respond to That Bond Critique
Instawisdom.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
death
Sept. 2, 2015
Beasts of No Nation
Nearly Killed Idris Elba and Cary Fukunaga
Luckily, they’re both still alive.
By
Nate Jones
james bond
Sept. 1, 2015
Bond
Author: Idris Elba ‘Too Street’ to Be 007
“I think he is probably a bit too street for Bond.”
By
Dee Lockett
trailer mix
July 30, 2015
Watch the Trailer for
Beasts of No Nation
The film will debut on Netflix and in theaters on the same day.
By
Dee Lockett
casting couch
July 15, 2015
Here’s Idris Elba With the Rest of the
Star Trek Beyond
Cast
It’s official!
By
E. Alex Jung
release dates
July 7, 2015
Everything You Need to Know About Netflix’s New Movie-Release Calendar
Including Cary Fukunaga’s
Beasts of No Nation
and Adam Sandler’s
The Ridiculous Six
.
By
Nate Jones
remixes
June 1, 2015
Idris Elba Raps About Stringer on Skepta’s ‘Shutdown’ Remix
“Ain’t nobody else Stringer Bell.”
By
Dee Lockett
casting rumors
Apr. 8, 2015
All Your Tweets Have Cost Idris Elba the Role of James Bond
“If there was ever any chance of me getting Bond, it’s gone.”
By
Nate Jones
foot in mouth disease
Mar. 29, 2015
Did Roger Moore Say Something Racist About Elba?
“He should be English-English.”
By
E. Alex Jung
casting couch
Mar. 25, 2015
Will Klingon Makeup Force Idris Elba to Be Not Sexy for the First Time Ever?
Star Trek 3.
By
Dee Lockett
beasts of no nation
Mar. 3, 2015
Netflix Wants Cary Fukunaga’s
Beasts of No Nation
, Starring Idris Elba
It will premiere in 2015.
By
Lindsey Weber
dream casting
Dec. 27, 2014
Idris Elba Responds to Those James Bond Rumors
So this is happening, right?
By
E. Alex Jung
sony hack
Dec. 21, 2014
Sony Co-chair Amy Pascal Wants Idris Elba to Be the Next James Bond
Something we can all get behind.
By
E. Alex Jung
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