Idris Elba Goes to War in This Eye-Opening Historical Drama Now Streaming on Max
Now streaming on Max, Raoul Peck’s 2005 biographical film Sometimes in April, starring Idris Elba, takes a different swipe at ...
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Idris Elba on the power of football - and how it can help tackle knife crime
Idris Elba hopes providing more access to football in communities will deter youngsters from knife crime and he urged other industries to follow the Premier League's lead. The actor dropped in on ...
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Idris Elba 'overwhelmed and angry' as he makes emotional plea in BBC crime documentary
Actor Idris Elba has opened up about feeling ‘overwhelmed and angry’ while posting a passionate video urging people to put down their knives in 2019. The Luther star has been involved in the ...
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Idris Elba says young people in British gangs are ‘not big and scary’
Idris Elba: A Year Of Knife Crime is due to be released on BBC One and iPlayer in early 2025. Actor Idris Elba has said young people in London gangs are “not big and scary”, adding it is ...
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Idris Elba Recalls Spending ‘A Night’ in South African Prison to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. “In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to ...
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Idris Elba's heartbreak as terrified teens don stab vests to keep themselves safe from street violence
At a Premier League Kicks session in East London, Idris Elba is hearing how teens are desperately trying to keep themselves safe. Some are wearing stab vests. Others wear multiple layers of ...
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Idris Elba on stabbing crisis: 'Not all kitchen knives need a point on them'
Idris Elba tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme that kitchen knives could be made without points on the end Banning the sale of zombie knives is a positive step, but schools need to intervene ...
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Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role
I had a bucket, a thin mattress and a blanket; they kept the lights on because that’s what they used to do and I didn’t sleep much,” Elba continued. Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise ...
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Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis TV review — BBC doc examines youth violence in the UK
The hour-long film is fronted by the actor-cum-activist Idris Elba, whose vocal campaigning helped push the government into passing legislation banning machetes and serrated “zombie” knives ...
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Idris Elba, Tems and Deepak Chopra to headline SXSW festival in London
Conference headliners include DJ and actor Idris Elba, wellness guru Deepak Chopra, comedian Katherine Ryan, rapper and producer Wyclef Jean, electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre and ...