Idris Elba

Veering from Mad Max, George Miller debuts Three Thousand Years of Longing at Cannes

May 22, 2022 9:57 am

The unveiling of Three Thousand Years of Longing had most Cannes festivalgoers on the edge of theirs seats. What would George Miller conjure up this time? Could the 77-year-old filmmaker match the propulsive thrill of Mad Max: Fury Road?

Three Thousand Years of Longing teaser heralds an epic, bonkers return for legendary George Miller

May 19, 2022 11:53 am

The teaser for George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing that was released online is nuts, in the best way possible. It is basically a 19-second montage that deserves to be paused nearly every other second due to loads of weird, exciting imagery packed in those 19 seconds.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie review: Barely plods along

April 22, 2022 4:04 pm

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie review: Twice the screaming and the blasting, half the need for any real plot development.

Ahead of Ajay Devgn-led Rudra's release, here's revisiting Idris Elba's original BBC series Luther

March 04, 2022 8:26 am

Starring Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson in lead roles, the original series, titled Luther, is a psychological crime-thriller. It was about the titular brilliant, but violent London detective with inner demons to overcome.

Rudra trailer: Ajay Devgn's cop drama is miles away from his Singham avatar. Watch

January 30, 2022 10:51 am

Rudra, if it is sufficiently faithful to its source material in terms of tone, is going to be a more serious take than Ajay Devgn's fans are used to from the Singham franchise.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Idris Elba to voice Knuckles in animation film

August 12, 2021 9:12 am

James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Shemar Moore and Jim Carrey also voice star in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

The Suicide Squad movie review: Politics of this DC film packs a punch

August 06, 2021 8:30 am

The Suicide Squad movie review: James Gunn realises that the craziest thing aren't the freaks fighting the battle on the screen, it is the government pulling the strings from behind, going forth into worlds it has no idea about.

When Idris Elba said playing Heimdall in Thor movies was 'torture'

August 01, 2021 9:29 am

When Idris Elba was invited to Thor: The Dark World reshoots, which he had to go to due to contractual obligations, he described the process as "torture".

Idris Elba inks multi-book deal with HarperCollins

March 16, 2021 3:16 pm

"I feel privileged to have the opportunity to bring stories inspired by my daughter to life with my incredible partner Robyn Charteris, and the powerhouse team at HarperCollins," Elba said in a statement.

Idris Elba's Concrete Cowboys to debut on Netflix in April

March 09, 2021 1:08 pm

The film follows 15-year-old Cole (McLaughlin), who is taken to live with his estranged father Harp (Elba) in North Philadelphia, where he discovers the city's vibrant urban cowboy subculture.

Prominent personalities diagnosed with coronavirus

March 30, 2020 2:09 pm

Public figures who have tested positive for coronavirus.

Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, James Corden and others attend Cats premiere

December 17, 2019 10:19 am

The world premiere of Cats, directed by Tom Hooper, was held in New York on Tuesday. Starring James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift and Rebel Wilson among others, Cats is a film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name. The makers have used "digital fur technology" in the film to make the world of Cats come alive.

Hobbs and Shaw world premiere: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba attend

July 14, 2019 12:54 pm

Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby attended the world premiere of Fast and Furious spinoff Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw in Los Angeles. The film releases on August 2.

Five Hollywood movies you should watch this October

September 30, 2017 4:28 pm

September saw the release of one of the biggest earners this year in the form of Stephen King's It, but apart from that it was a lukewarm month that started after an appalling summer for Hollywood. This month, there are a bunch of promising releases like The Mountain Between Us and Blade Runner 2049 with big stars that might improve upon the enormous failures of previous months.

Hollywood box-office August 2017 report card

September 01, 2017 6:02 pm