Looks like Idris Elba might be giving sci-fi king Will Smith a run for his money. Warner Bros. studio released photos of the sexy British actor in Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming robots vs. monsters flick Pacific Rim. The plot is as follows: Legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, start rising from the sea and […]
The climb up the Hollywood A-list ladder isn’t easy, especially when you’re an actor of color. But Idris Elba is on a mission to find his place amongst the stars with industry titans Denzel Washington and Will Smith. The last two years have been extremely kind to Elba, as he’s made the move into the […]
Idris Elba has message for the media–please stop asking him about the plight of black actors in Hollywood! In an interview with Vulture, the British-born thespian was asked about the lack of opportunities for actors of color and quickly set the reporter straight: “I’m so bored of answering that. Are there differences between black actors’ […]
Over the years Danny Glover, Sidney Poitier, Morgan Freeman and Terrence Howard have all played former South African president Nelson Mandela on film. Why hasn’t a home grown actor been given the opportunity? According to the director of yet another film about the life of this Nobel Peace Prize winner it’s all in the height. […]
Move over Dark Knight Rises, there’s just may be a hotter summer blockbuster for 2012! Yesterday at WonderCon, director Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) finally unveiled the first full-length trailer for his sci-fi thriller, Prometheus. The film, which is an Alien prequel of sorts, follows the crew of the space ship Prometheus in 2085 as they […]
Taraji P. Henson is about to make Black women across America green with envy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress has been cast to star opposite Idris Elba in No Good Deed, a thriller from Sony Screen Gems. Henson will play a former district attorney, turned stay-at-home mom whose family is terrorized and kidnapped […]
Johnny Blaze rides again! Nicolas Cage reprises his role as the tortured anti-hero in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Blaze teams up with Moreau (Idris Elba), a mysterious french monk, to save the world from the the Devil himself (Cirian Hinds) and his equally bloodthirsty minion, Blackout (Johnny Whitworth). Idris Elba’s Valentine’s Day Playlist [VIDEO] […]
Idris Elba knows good music. The award-winning actor has been moonlighting as a DJ and producer under the name “Big Driis” for many years and “big tunes” are definitely his thing. While being interviewed for his latest movie Ghost Rider:Spirit of Vengeance, we asked him what he would put on his Valentine’s Day playlist. Watch […]
Idris Elba is now a 2012 Golden Globe winner, thanks to his great performance in the BBC miniseries “Luther.” He won for his portrayal of John Luther in the Best Actor/Miniseries category. This is the second Golden Globe nomination for Idris Elba. Congratulations! RELATED POSTS: Octavia Spencer Of “The Help” Wins Golden Globe! [PHOTOS] Is He […]
Long before “The Wire” and “LUTHER” Idris Elba was an underground DJ back in the U.K. Even though he’s now one of the hottest stars in Hollywood, his love for the wheels of steel hasn’t taken a back seat to his thriving acting career. In a recent trip back home, Elba reunited with his DJ […]
Talented. Sexy. Gorgeous. Idris Elba seems to be everywhere, and now he’s using his popularity to promote the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in his hometown of London . In the video below, Elba takes viewers along for a trip down memory lane by visiting his primary school (that’s elementary school for us […]
Ridley Scott returns to the sci-fold with the highly anticipated Alien prequel Prometheus. Although the plot of the film was initially shrouded in secrecy, an official synopsis was recently posted by the studio (20th Century Fox): Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates […]
