TORONTO (AP) — The Nelson Mandela biopic “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival with a heavy dose of reverence for its subject, and a few extra pounds of muscle, too. Idris Elba stars as the South African leader in “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” which the Weinstein Co. will […]
Actor Idris Elba has played every role: from a tough guy (Russell “Stringer” Bell on The Wire), to a corporate suit (on The Office), to…
Former rapper Foxy Brown is accused of stealing $900 worth of hair weave. The beauty shop owner says Foxy snatched the hair and hauled ass. Wow. Foxy really wigged out. She was caught dead in her tracks. Sounds like Foxy’s coming unglued. No more stealing curly hair. From now on Foxy’s going straight. NBC is […]
For this week’s Wardrobe Wars, I’ve got a special treat for you ladies: Boris Kodjoe vs Idris Elba. Both are stellar actors, Boris with BET’s…
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 […]
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 […]
“Django Unchained,” still the number one 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, […]
There are TV shows that for one reason or another may not be popular in the mainstream, but they become critic’s darlings or cult hits. The HBO series “The Wire” was both. It may be the most well-known TV show ever that never won an Emmy Award. Now that it’s gone, its actors have moved […]
