Mandela; Long Walk To Freedom

Idris Elba doesn’t seem (or look) like he should be worried about anything when it comes to winning awards. After all, his talent already snagged him his first Golden Globe in 2011 for his role in BBC’s “Luther.” But the gorgeous actor is up for two Golden Globes this year: Best Actor in the Motion Picture […]

  OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network says it has secured the network television rights to “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” The critically acclaimed film from The…

Idris Elba walked away unharmed after a car he was driving flipped over during filming of an upcoming TV documentary. Elba was a BBC documentary called, “Idris Elba: King of Speed” when he overturned the vehicle on an off-road rally circuit. Elba tells Britain’s The Sun, “I never want to do that again. It’s the first […]

Yesterday, Nelson Mandela’s youngest daughters Zindzi and Zenani attended the London Royal Film premiere of Mandela: A Long Walk To Freedom, based on their father’s life.  The sisters hit the red carpet together, and were able to catch part of the film, before being told about their father had passing.  Although they left the screening, they asked that the film continue, and the rest of […]

Actor Idris Elba was rushed to hospital on Saturday (Nov 2) after becoming ill on a plane preparing to depart to South Africa. Elba was on his way to attend a press conference in Johannesburg for his upcoming Nelson Mandela biopic, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, but failed to make the trip after suffering an asthma attack on the […]

On Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, The Weinstein Co. has released the first trailer for its upcoming biopic of the South African president. “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” stars Idris Elba as the famed leader and is directed by Justin Chadwick. The Weinstein Co. screened parts of the film for the United Nations General Assembly on […]

“People learn to hate. They can be taught to love. For love comes more naturally to the human heart.” Those are the words of Nelson Mandela as spoken by Idris Elba in thefirst teaser for “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” The film’s international trailer made its way online on this morning — watch below.     […]

  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 […]