Showing 1 - 15 of 19 articles tagged "Idris Elba"

• Posted Saturday 3/16/19 at 4:18AM EDT

  It's hard buying Idris Elba as a sad-sack loser on Netflix's Turn Up Charlie

  As Rob Harvilla explains, Elba is "a full-blown movie star who somehow still radiates limitless up-and-comer potential; he feels both...

• Posted Monday 3/11/19 at 10:06PM EDT

  The Wire's David Simon recalls telling Idris Elba he was going to be a big star

  Simon and Elba went on an emotional walk shortly after the actor learned that his Wire character, Stringer Bell, was...

• Posted Sunday 3/10/19 at 4:19AM EDT

  Sandra Oh to host SNL for the first time on March 30

  Earlier this season, Awkwafina made headlines when she became the first woman of Asian descent to host Saturday Night Live...

• Posted Wednesday 3/06/19 at 1:35PM EST

  Idris Elba parties in style to celebrate hosting SNL

  Watch Elba's very first Saturday Night Live promo.

• Posted Thursday 2/28/19 at 12:36PM EST

  Watch Idris Elba as a washed-up DJ-turned-manny in Netflix's Turn Up Charlie trailer

  Elba co-stars with Piper Perabo on the British comedy premiering March 15.

• Posted Wednesday 2/20/19 at 12:57PM EST

  Idris Elba to host SNL for the first time

  The Wire alum and Luther star will be promoting his new Netflix show Turn Up Charlie when he makes his...

• Posted Sunday 2/10/19 at 2:56AM EST

  Luther Season 5 gets June 2 BBC America premiere date

  BBC America also released new photos from the upcoming season of the Idris Elba-led crime drama.

• Posted Friday 1/04/19 at 1:41PM EST

  British Luther fans complain the new season is too "gruesome"

  "Luther fans are complaining that the latest series is 'too gruesome' with just three hours of footage containing a whopping...

• Posted Thursday 1/03/19 at 1:53PM EST

  Netflix unveils the first look at Idris Elba in Turn Up Charlie

  Elba plays a struggling DJ and eternal bachelor opposite Piper Perabo on the comedy Turn Up Charlie, premiering March 15.

• Posted Wednesday 1/02/19 at 3:41PM EST

  Luther's Season 5 premiere was the most-watched British TV show on New Year's Day

  Idris Elba's return to his iconic detective role drew 5.

• Posted Tuesday 12/18/18 at 8:38PM EST

  Idris Elba: Luther creator Neil Cross is working on a movie version of the show

  “We are really advancing on getting a movie version (of the show) up on the screen,” says Elba.

• Posted Friday 11/16/18 at 6:32AM EST

  Idris Elba: A new doll that's supposed to look like me actually resembles Montel Williams

  The £850 doll was yanked after it was ridiculed for looking nothing like the Luther star.

• Posted Friday 11/09/18 at 1:22PM EST

  Here's your first glimpse of Idris Elba in Luther Season 5

  The BBC released new footage from the new season, tweeting: "Here's an early Christmas present from us to you.

• Posted Tuesday 11/06/18 at 9:58AM EST

  Idris Elba named "People's Sexiest Man Alive" for 2018

  The Wire alum and Luther star briefly appeared on The Tonight Show as Jimmy Fallon revealed his People magazine honor.

• Posted Wednesday 6/27/18 at 1:16PM EDT

  Piper Perabo to star opposite Idris Elba on his Netflix comedy Turn Up Charlie

  The Covert Affairs alum joins Turn vet JJ Feild on the comedy that has Elba playing a struggling DJ and...