Idris Elba

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Idris Elba reveals ‘dream’ of building eco city on island off Sierra Leone
Actor and his childhood friend planning development on Sherbro to be a public-private partnership

Kevin Rawlinson

18, Mar, 2024 @2:06 PM

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Idris Elba argues against mandatory prison sentences for carrying a knife
Actor hails tightening of ban on zombie-style knives in England and Wales but says there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution

Eleni Courea and Rajeev Syal

25, Jan, 2024 @8:06 PM

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Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on machetes and ‘zombie’ knives
Actor and musician also calls for more funding for youth services as part of campaign to tackle youth knife violence

Kevin Rawlinson and agency

08, Jan, 2024 @5:29 PM

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The week in TV: Hijack; Boris, the Lord & the Russian Spy; Before We Die; The Trouble With KanYe
Idris Elba plays it uncool in Apple’s pacy hostage drama; Dispatches has a field day with Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs; sparks fly between two criminal matriarchs; and what the hell happened to Kanye West?

Barbara Ellen

02, Jul, 2023 @8:30 AM

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Idris Elba: racist backlash made speculation over James Bond ‘disgusting’
Star of The Wire and Luther says playing 007 would be the pinnacle of an actor’s career, but the discussion became ‘off-putting’

Andrew Pulver

28, Jun, 2023 @11:23 AM

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Hijack review – Idris Elba makes this beautifully daft plane thriller soar
The Luther star is majestically charismatic in this real-time hijack drama. He is the rock on which seven hours of brilliant, bingeable nonsense are based

Lucy Mangan

28, Jun, 2023 @5:00 AM

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Extraction 2 review – Chris Hemsworth action sequel most interested in extracting cash
Seemingly dead at the end of the previous movie, Hemsworth returns as the tough guy mercenary with a heart of gold on a mission to save someone from something

Peter Bradshaw

15, Jun, 2023 @12:00 PM

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Luther to Room: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Idris Elba’s punch-first, ask-questions-later detective returns with a Bond-style bonanza, plus a sensational breakout performance from Brie Larson

Simon Wardell

03, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM

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Idris Elba: ‘You can make sparkling wine in Portsmouth or champagne in Champagne. My ambition was to make champagne’
The London-born actor is taking Luther’s tweed coat to the big screen in The Fallen Sun, and dreams of kicking off a franchise to rival Mission Impossible. And he’s still finding time to write, direct, DJ and work for the UN

Steve Rose

03, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Luther: The Fallen Sun review – grisly violence takes starring role
Feature incarnation of the Idris Elba cop drama sees a ropey but savage snuff-porn plot get too much explicit attention

Peter Bradshaw

24, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM

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Three Thousand Years of Longing review – djinn in need of a tonic
Tilda Swinton releases Idris Elba’s genie then dithers over her wishlist for millennia in George Miller’s sterile, CGI-heavy fantasy

Wendy Ide

03, Sep, 2022 @2:00 PM

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Three Thousand Years of Longing review – heartfelt Aladdinesque adventure for grownups
Idris Elba is longing to tell his story and grant Tilda Swinton the statutory three wishes in George Miller’s heartfelt fantasy

Peter Bradshaw

01, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM

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