Idris Elba Archives

Keanu Reeves Will Play Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3

virginiakublawi | Apr 15, 2024 | 0

Multiple outlets are reporting that Keanu Reeves has signed on for the third Sonic the Hedgehog movie as Shadow the Hedgehog. John Campea first broke this news on his podcast, The John Campea Show; entertainment news sites Variety and The Hollywood Reporter later confirmed it through their sources. ...

REVIEW: The Suicide Squad (2021)

THATTUGGLIFE | Aug 5, 2021 | 3

“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” When a movie about supervillains in a comic book world opens with “Folsom Prison Blues” playing over bad guy Savant (Michael Rooker) tossing a bouncy ball around, you know you’re in for something different. The first 15 minutes of James G...

Idris Elba’s Character “ISN’T BLACK ENOUGH” Says BBC Diversity Chief

Lyndon Hall | Apr 15, 2021 | 1

BBC’s diversity chief, Miranda Wayland, claims that Idris Elba’s character in the TV series Luther “isn’t black enough to be real” because “he doesn’t have any black friends and doesn’t eat any Caribbean food.” She ended the statement by saying t...

The Suicide Squad Trailer Knows Lots of Bad Words

AlexGherzo | Mar 26, 2021 | 6

As director James Gunn promised on his Twitter feed, a red-band trailer for The Suicide Squad arrived online today. Also joining the advertising campaign are some individual character posters – and one outstanding ensemble one. A sequel to David Ayer’s 2016 Suicide Squad (though minus a number i...

DC FanDome: The Suicide Squad

brettstevens | Aug 22, 2020 | 0

Thank Squad the wait is over. James Gunn and the cast of The Suicide Squad joined DC FanDome to give some insight into the much-anticipated DC adaptation. Prior to revealing the cast – which, among many others, includes Idris Elba as Bloodsport, Nathan Fillion as TDK, and Doctor Who’s Peter Capa...

Idris Elba to Star in Spy Movie for Apple

AlexGherzo | Aug 14, 2020 | 2

Apple TV+ spies a hit. Deadline reports that the burgeoning streaming service has picked up the rights to an untitled spy film starring Idris Elba. The plot is unknown, but the movie will be “an action spy/romance” set in Africa and is written by Travon Free, an Emmy winner for his work on The D...