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*“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris, has finally gotten itself a U.S. distributor. At the Cannes Film Festival in France over the weekend, the film’s production companies Pathe International and Distant Horizon struck a deal with The Weinstein Company for distribution throughout North America, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Distribution [...]
*The trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi adventure, “Pacific Rim,” opening July 12, starring Idris Elba has been released. Besides Elba, the “Pacific Rim” cast also includes Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Ron Perlman, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, Clifton Collins, Jr., Burn Gorman, Larry Joe Campbell, Brad William Henke, Diego Klattenhoff So what’s it [...]
*It’s no secret that Toyota consistently manufactures reliable vehicles. But designers have upped the ante with the new, sleek, and now luxurious interpretation of the Avalon car. Long gone are the days when Toyota allowed style to take a back seat—no pun intended—to solid technology and engineering. That’s not to say these components aren’t imperative [...]
*Idris Elba is the new face of Toyota’s new, restyled 2013 Avalon. The sexy British actor is the star of a new commercial campaign for Toyota’s newly designed automobile. And the role is kind of new for him. “I’ve never done a commercial before,” said Elba. “It was a really good experience, lots of great [...]
*Fans of the tele-drama “Luther,” starring British heartthrob Idris Elba, can breathe easy as a third season is likely to debut as early as September he says. An exact launch date wasn’t provided by Elba nor has an announcement been rendered by the BBC, the British network which carries the show. But the signs of [...]
*Idris Elba is one of the most coveted black men (among women) in the industry right now (yes this is an objective opinion, but who would argue?). Besides his great looks and wall shaking sexy accent, he’s also a phenomenal actor that may be one of the most underrated guys out there. Anyway, he’s got [...]
*Idris Elba says he’s taking a break from acting this year so he can focus his full attention on his other love, music. The British actor, who DJs under the name Driis, is currently in the middle of a seven-week residency at a London nightclub. He told Britain’s Daily Mirror, “This year I’m not going [...]
*The Weinstein Co. has acquired North American rights to Justin Chadwick’s biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” starring Idris Elba in the title role and based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography of the same name. The movie, now in post-production, also stars Naomie Harris (“Skyfall”) as Mandela’s wife, Winnie. TWC also snapped up rights to the [...]
*“Django Unchained,” still the number film outside of the US, has caused some of the most passionate discussions and debates in a long time. But something less controversial came up recently when Quentin Tarantino admitted Idris Elba was on the list of possible cast members, but he didn’t recruit him because he’s British. “Yeah, Idris [...]
*Idris Elba and Denzel Washington attended the GQ Men of the Year awards this week in France. Reality star Nene Leakes was seen in Hollywood enjoying a night out at Boa Restaurant. Meanwhile in NYC Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson was spotted promoting his new book, “Formula 50: A 6-Week Workout and Nutrition Plan That Will Transform Your Life”, at [...]
*Actor Idris Elba puts in double duty in front of and behind the camera for his latest effort – a music video for the folk act Mumford & Sons. Elba, who begins filming a 3rd season of the BBC’s “Luther” this month, directs and appears in the clip for “Lover Of The Light,” which was [...]
*The BBC has put out a YouTube video informing fans of its hugely popular crime drama “Luther,” starring Idris Elba, will return to screens for its third season in 2013 – which means it will likely hit the cable channel BBC America in late 2013 or early 2014. The YouTube clip indicates filming on “four [...]
*According to a report at Rhymes with Snitch, producers of a proposed Whitney Houston biopic are thinking Idris Elba and maybe Anthony Mackie when it comes to the Bobby Brown role. Other names being kicked around for the starring role include the usual suspects including Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry, among others. Meanwhile, Bobbi Kristina [...]
*Tyler Perry is working it on the November cover of Essence. The media mogul discusses his rise to fame, dedication to his craft, some of the late greats like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. But most importantly, he praised the black woman. “When Black women are down with you and in your corner, you have [...]
* TV host Terrence Jenkins, Actors Idris Elba and Lance Gross and a friend were spotted dining over the weekend. Keyshia Cole poses backstage with DJ Clue and DJ Prostyle at the iHEARTRadio festival, while Usher performs, in Las Vegas. NBA Baller Dwyane Wade stopped by DC’s ‘Politics And Prose’ bookstore, for a signing of [...]
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