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Displaying all articles tagged:
Idris Elba
trailer mix
11/19/2019
A New
Cats
Trailer Only Leaves Us With More
Cats
Questions
There’s so much new dialogue.
By
Jackson McHenry
casting call
9/13/2019
James Gunn Confirms Pretty Much Everyone Is in
The Suicide Squad
Cast
Except for poor ol’ Jared Leto. Better luck next squad, Jared.
By
Halle Kiefer
backstories
9/10/2019
The Hardest Costume I Ever Designed
11 costume designers on meeting the excruciating demands of Hollywood.
By
Jen Chaney
roll clip!
7/17/2019
Here’s a Deadly Earnest Featurette About
Cats
, a Movie About Cats
Everyone, especially Taylor Swift, is having a jellicle time.
By
Devon Ivie
the royal wedding
7/13/2019
What Were the ‘West Coast’ Tunes Meghan Markle Wanted for Her Wedding Playlist?
Idris Elba, the reception’s DJ, dropped the intel.
By
Devon Ivie
plagiarism
7/4/2019
Idris Elba Denies ‘Offensive and Troubling’ Claims of Plagiarism Over Play
Tree
Sarah Henley and Tori Allen-Martin allege their contributions remain unacknowledged despite working on the production for four years.
By
Halle Kiefer
cats
6/27/2019
Idris Elba’s Entire
Cats
Performance Is Apparently a Jack Nicholson Impression
Macavity’s not there!
By
Jackson McHenry
our planetary condolences
4/28/2019
World’s Long-Standing Collective Hope of Marrying Idris Elba Has Come to an End
It wasn’t going to happen before, but it
definitely
won’t happen now.
By
Halle Kiefer
coachella 2019
4/14/2019
Um, Idris Elba’s Coachella DJ Set Was Actually Great
“It’s jarring. I’m trying to mentally work through that it’s not Stringer Bell up there.”
By
Eve Barlow
squad goals
4/5/2019
Idris Elba Will Play a New Character In
Suicide Squad 2
The actor will no longer take Will Smith’s old role.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
3/10/2019
SNL
Casts Rami Malek As the Ghost of Michael Jackson in Twitter Game Show
In which case you can probably congratulate him on his next Oscar now.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
3/10/2019
SNL
Proves There’s Nothing Scarier Than an Entitled White Lady
Truly the world’s worst superpowered antihero.
By
Bethy Squires
snl
3/6/2019
Idris Elba Is Ready to Get This
SNL
Party Started
Elba makes his
SNL
hosting debut this weekend, and he’s clearly excited.
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
2/28/2019
Idris Elba Is Your Hot New Manny in the
Turn Up Charlie
Trailer
The comedy premieres a week after Elba hosts
SNL
.
By
Megh Wright
snl
2/20/2019
Idris Elba to Make His
SNL
Hosting Debut Next Month
He’ll be joined by musical guest Khalid.
By
Megh Wright
coachella 2019
1/3/2019
A Look at Idris Elba’s DJ Career, Ahead of His 2019 Coachella Set
Which is a bigger deal: Coachella or Harry and Meghan’s wedding?
By
Bethy Squires
the results are in
11/6/2018
People
Unites the Nation by Naming Idris Elba 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive
A decision we can all rally around.
By
Halle Kiefer
castings
7/5/2018
Fan Yourself: Idris Elba Joins the Rock, Jason Statham in
Fast and Furious
Movie
The Fast and the Furious: BDE
.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
casting call
5/24/2018
Idris Elba to Play the Sexiest Hunchback of Notre Dame Ever, for Netflix
Ring the bells!
By
Devon Ivie
4/18/2018
Idris Elba to Star in Netflix Comedy Series ‘Turn Up Charlie’
Idris Elba has made his mark as one of the industry’s most sought after choices for gritty dramas like The Wire and Luther, but his next TV […]
By
Kenneth Arthur
well hello! let's celebrate this
4/18/2018
Idris Elba Will
Finally
Come Into Your Bedroom Via His New Netflix Comedy Series
Elba will play a manny/DJ in a new Netflix show.
By
Hunter Harris
love is real
2/10/2018
Watch Idris Elba Publicly Propose to His Girlfriend at a
Yardie
Screening
Brace yourself. It’s not you.
By
Halle Kiefer
hope springs eternal
1/22/2018
Idris Elba Says It’s Time for a Black or Female Bond (Preferably Both)
“That character? Everybody would like to see them do something different with it.”
By
Halle Kiefer
trademarks
1/12/2018
The 6 Most Aaron Sorkin-y Things About
Molly’s Game
From the fast talking to the daddy issues.
By
Hunter Harris
10/5/2017
Give Yourself Over to the Ridiculous Fantasy of
The Mountain Between Us
In which the beautiful Idris Elba and Kate Winslet gaze longingly at each other while subtext swirls around them like falling snow.
By
David Edelstein
what could've been
9/29/2017
We Were This Close to Getting Idris Elba As Gaston in
Beauty and the Beast
“I honestly love musicals.”
By
Hunter Harris
hats
9/29/2017
Liam Gallagher and Idris Elba’s Hat Feud Is Over. Long Live Their Hat Feud!
Liam says Idris has “accepted” he was “in the wrong.”
By
Dee Lockett
shattered dreams
9/13/2017
Your Crush Idris Elba Reiterates That He’ll Likely Never Play James Bond
But he is down to do a romantic comedy.
By
Hunter Harris
8/15/2017
Molly’s Game
Trailer: Jessica Chastain Runs a ‘Man Cave’ for Movie Stars
Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut, co-starring Idris Elba.
By
Hunter Harris
8/4/2017
Why Is Idris Elba Always Menaced by Smiley Faces?
Idris Elba can’t catch a break from this emoticon in his movies.
By
Kyle Buchanan
celebrity boyfriends
7/11/2017
Sorry, Marrying You Just Isn’t Idris Elba’s ‘Life’s Calling’
Perhaps he was put on this Earth to be admired by all, but attainable by none.
By
Dee Lockett
renewals
6/12/2017
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
5/3/2017
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
4/11/2017
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
10/7/2016
The Take
Trailer Is Idris Elba’s Bond Audition
Two Brits playing Americans involved with the CIA.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the industry
9/21/2016
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
8/23/2016
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
7/20/2016
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
7/18/2016
See the
Star Trek Beyond
Trailers
Abandon ship! Abandon ship!
By
Nate Jones
and
Devon Ivie
bastille day
7/16/2016
StudioCanal Wants
Bastille Day
Out of Theaters
The timing couldn’t be worse.
By
Devon Ivie
and
Jackson McHenry
career changes
7/5/2016
Idris Elba to Reportedly Make Directorial Debut
An adaptation of Victor Headley’s novel.
By
Karen Brill
the industry
6/29/2016
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
6/8/2016
Kate Winslet in Talks to Join Idris Elba Movie
Based on the book.
By
Karen Brill
casting couch
6/6/2016
John Boyega Joins
Pacific Rim 2
Steven S. DeKnight is directing the film.
By
Jackson McHenry
videology
5/17/2016
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
5/7/2016
Five-Card Stud Idris Elba Joins Aaron Sorkin’s Poker Movie
He’ll play the defense lawyer.
By
Greg Cwik
movies
4/27/2016
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
3/30/2016
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
3/23/2016
See Idris Elba Voice a Tiger in
The Jungle Book
Shere Khan is still terrifying.
By
Dee Lockett
the industry
3/1/2016
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
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