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Idris Elba

  • ‘Heads of State’ review: An agreeably preposterous geopolitical buddy comedy

    ‘Heads of State’ review: An agreeably preposterous geopolitical buddy comedy

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Jul 02, 2025 · 08:15 am
  • Watch: Idris Elba, Kevin Pietersen, Bryan Adams, other stars recite Tennyson’s ‘The Lady of Shalott’

    Watch: Idris Elba, Kevin Pietersen, Bryan Adams, other stars recite Tennyson’s ‘The Lady of Shalott’

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 20, 2020 · 05:27 pm
  • I’m doing well, feeling healthy: Lewis Hamilton says he’s showing zero symptoms of coronavirus

    I’m doing well, feeling healthy: Lewis Hamilton says he’s showing zero symptoms of coronavirus

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 21, 2020 · 06:00 pm
  • ‘Luther’ season 5 trailer: Idris Elba is back as the maverick detective

    ‘Luther’ season 5 trailer: Idris Elba is back as the maverick detective

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 29, 2018 · 05:35 pm
  • ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller’s next is a love story starring Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton: Report

    ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller’s next is a love story starring Idris Elba, Tilda Swinton: Report

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 26, 2018 · 11:34 am
  • Idris Elba joins ‘Fast and Furious’ spinoff, to play the villain

    Idris Elba joins ‘Fast and Furious’ spinoff, to play the villain

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 06, 2018 · 07:45 am
  • Idris Elba is everywhere, and we are absolutely not complaining

    Idris Elba is everywhere, and we are absolutely not complaining

    Ankita Chawla
    · Aug 06, 2017 · 07:00 pm
  • It’s James Bond who needs to be shaken and stirred, not the actor who will play him

    It’s James Bond who needs to be shaken and stirred, not the actor who will play him

    Nicola Bishop, The Conversation
    · May 16, 2017 · 05:00 pm