Idris Elba joins Netflix comedy ‘Turn Up Charlie’
Idris Elba is pretty much a national treasure at this point, but he’s still known for action and drama more than he is for comedy.
Idris Elba is pretty much a national treasure at this point, but he’s still known for action and drama more than he is for comedy.
Through his roles in beloved TV shows like The Wire and Luther, and massive movies like Prometheus and Pacific Rim, Idris Elba has become a household name the world over. And now, he’s inviting us all into a fictionalised version of his own childhood household, for a semi-autobiographical sitcom entitled In The Long Run. Set … >
The long-awaited screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower finally made it into cinemas over the summer, and left not long afterwards. The film – intended to launch a franchise of movies as well as a TV show – spluttered at the box office, and plans for a second were quickly nixed. However, the … >
The Dark Tower, starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey, will be arriving in cinemas imminently, but there’s another project based on Stephen King’s fantasy books that is arguably more intriguing.
He’s one of the busiest men in showbiz, but Idris Elba will be back on BBC One for Luther series 5.
The first trailer has been released for Sky Atlantic’s Guerrilla. Created by Academy Award®-winning writer John Ridley (12 Years a Slave), the six-part drama series follows a group of activists in 1970s London. Guerrilla begins on Thursday 13 April on Sky Atlantic. The all-star international cast includes Freida Pinto, Babou Ceesay, Rory Kinnear, Nathaniel Martello-White, Daniel Mays, Denise … >
BBC Three has an announced the cast for its upcoming series of five short films from new writers. Set in London, Five by Five will feature new talent working alongside established stars. Written by Cat Jones, Lee Coan, Namsi Khan, Selina Lim and Nathaniel Price, the five standalone films will feature chance encounters people face … >
All four seasons of Luther are now available to own on Blu-ray and DVD as a complete box set from BBC Worldwide, containing all 16 episodes with special features. > Buy the complete box set on Amazon. To celebrate the release, we’ve got copies of the complete box set to give away to five of … >
Although this fourth run of Luther is criminally short, no one could accuse writer Neil Cross of stinting on content. Last week’s first episode was a mind-boggling rush of introductions, deaths, departures and returns that saw DCI John Luther’s perennial love interest Alice Morgan murdered off-screen, new arrival Theo Bloom blown up on-screen and the … >
Idris Elba returns to BBC One as murder detective DCI John Luther for a brand new two-part Luther special. Written by the crime drama’s creator Neil Cross and directed by Sam Miller (Fortitude), the two 60-minute episodes will feature Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) and Darren Boyd (Spy) amongst the guest cast. > Buy the … >