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 […]
Having the opportunity to co-star beside a suave British intelligence agent such as James Bond, requires a lot of skill and technique. According to 36-year-old actress Naomie Harris, prepping for her starring role in, Skyfall, proved to be more strenuous than she originally expected. While promoting the franchise’s 23rd installment of Bond, Harris took time […]
Actor/director/producer/writer Tyler Perry is in all measurable ways a success. The Atlanta-based Perry went from homeless to Hollywood with his gospel-influenced stage plays and then moved into movies and TV. But, like many successful people, he has critics. Industry veterans like Spike Lee and increasingly, some viewers, find his work stereotypical and his shows banal. […]
Pop legend Whitney Houston‘s mother Cissy is releasing a memoir about her daughter. Before it even hits shelves, movie producers are searching for the right actors to play the people around her in a biopic. When it comes to casting who will embody the role of Bobby Brown, Idris Elbais first on the list. Producers […]
Mr. Madea, Tyler Perry, is adding action hero to his resume. Yep, that’s right. if you haven’t heard, Perry was picked (over Idris Elba, among others) to replace Morgan Freeman in the Alex Cross series of films. Well, the newest adventure is simply titled Alex Cross and it’s scheduled to come out in October. Watch […]
The 2012 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles and Idris Elba, Don Cheadle, Loretta Devine and Maya Rudolph are among the…
Nominations for the 69th Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning with leading nominees including Viola Davis (The Help), Idris Elba (Luther). As expected, The Help swept the nominations field with a total of five nods, including Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Drama nominations for Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain. The Help is also […]
British actor, Idris Elba has allegedly been tapped to play the role of Nelson Mandela in the “official” biopic of the former South African leader. It is reported via an undisclosed but reliable source that the deal is currently being sealed! Idris rose to fame on the HBO series ‘The Wire’ for his character Stringer […]
Idris Elba covers Essence magazine’s November 2011 issue and inside, he takes off his usual photo shoot suit and gets comfy in casual wear while playing chess, laying back in his living room, and walking the city streets. Read a few excerpts below: On his 9-year-old daughter Isan: “She’s a nerd really, which I couldn’t […]
Our favorite chocolate boy wonder Idris Elba who is one of the most sought after black actors and the most recent face of SmartWater, recently released his official video for his first single, ‘Private Garden.” The video which was shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico features Idris singing that he hopes his special woman would […]
Idris Elba is Smartwater’s new (sexy) spokesman. We’ve seen Jennifer Aniston front the campaign since 2007, so we’re happy to see the company moved in a new direction. Aniston went topless and showed off her abs in a few of the ads, so we can only hope Idris does the same! But for now, we’ll […]
Our chocolate boy wonder Idris Elba turned 39 yesterday and we’ve rounded up some of our favorite pics of the hottie. Since hitting the US shores as the business minded drug dealer Stringer Bell in HBO’s “The Wire”, Idris Elba has quickly moved up the star-ladder. Idris Elba Posts Semi-Naked Picture On Twitter [PHOTO] Kanye, […]
