Idris Elba

NEW YORK — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba.

Hollywood star Idris Elba, who’s landing leading roles in blockbuster franchises like “Fast & Furious” and “Suicide Squad,” is now saying that he is no longer interested in playing James Bond due to the “disgusting” focus on race that so many have over the role.

Idris Elba is taking aim at those slamming him for saying he does not want to be known only as a “black actor,” calling the backlash “stupid.”

British star Idris Elba ran afoul the woke police when he recently declared that he no longer calls himself a black actor, saying people have become overly obsessed with race. Now the actor is standing firm and refusing to back down from his comments that have angered some on the left.

British actor Idris Elba used the elite, champagne-soaked world of canapes and billionaires that is the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos to decry global food poverty and “the unjustness of half the world eating and half the world

British actor, director and executive producer Idris Elba said Friday motorsport should look to the film world as a moral exemplar if it wishes to “secure its future in an ever-changing world.”

Director Jeymes “The Bullitts” Samuel lifts ‘The Harder They Fall’s’ pedestrian and over-plotted script (which he co-wrote) with an obvious passion for the Western genre, buckets of style, and a fabulous cast.

British actor Idris Elba has pushed back against the censorship of classic sitcoms because of concerns about race, describing himself as “very much a believer in freedom of speech.”

Actor Idris Elba insists he has been the victim of racism since the moment he was born, comparing questions about his experience with racism to asking him how long he has been breathing.

British-Nigerian actor and star of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Boyega, joined Black Lives Matter activists in London to protest against the death of George Floyd in the United States.

Every year the world should commemorate the coronavirus pandemic by spending a week in quarantine, The Wire star Idris Elba says.

Singer-songwriter and actress Sara Bareilles told fans on Friday that she had the coronavirus but has since “fully recovered.”

Actor Idris Elba, who has been diagnosed with Wuhan coronavirus, suggested in a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey that the global pandemic is Earth’s response to damage inflicted by humanity, which he compared to an infection.

Actress Debi Mazar revealed Saturday that she tested positive for the deadly coronavirus and encouraged others to remain at home until the pandemic is better maintained.

Idris Elba’s wife, Sabrina, has confirmed that she has also tested positive for the coronavirus after flying to the U.S. to self-quarantine with her actor husband.

Oprah Winfrey launched a new Apple TV+ series that focuses on the coronavirus outbreak and her first guest was actor Idris Elba who tested positive for the virus a week ago.

A-list actor Idris Elba delivered a heartfelt update via social media on Tuesday, telling his fans that while he has the coronavirus he is “feeling ok” and is in isolation with his wife.

Hollywood actor Idris Elba announced Monday that he has contracted the Chinese coronavirus and said he is not exhibiting symptoms of the deadly illness.

The Island of Dr. Moreau comparisons are pretty astute. But that movie was supposed to freak you out, to horrify you at the thought of some mad scientist combining animal and human DNA to create monsters.

Actors Idris Elba sounded off in a recent interview, saying that an actor doesn’t necessarily have to be gay to play a gay character.

Actress Rachel Weisz has thrown cold water on the idea of a woman stepping into the role of iconic British spy James Bond in future installments of the long-running film series, explaining in an interview that women deserve to have original stories and characters created specifically for them.

British actor Idris Elba has suggested that the next person to play James Bond ‘could be a black woman’ amid fan-driven speculation that he should be considered for the famed role.

“The Tower protects both our worlds. If it falls, hell will be unleashed.”

Studiocanal has pulled all advertising in France for its latest film Bastille Day, an action thriller that centers around a bombing attack in Paris, in the wake of the terrorist attack in Nice, France on Thursday that claimed the lives of 84 people and injured more than 100 others.

The Jungle Book, a remake of the 1967 Disney classic, grossed the sixth-highest opening weekend for a children’s movie last weekend, as the beloved tale of a boy adopted by a wolves and his journey to manhood dazzled all ages of viewers and earned top critic reviews.

In what is being touted as a victory for “diversity,” the annual Screen Actors Guild Awards bent over backwards to bestow as many plaudits as possible on black actors in its ceremony Saturday night, after the Academy Awards came under fire for supposedly favoring whites.

British actor Idris Elba has elevated an American conversation about diversity in Hollywood to an international level.

Daniel Craig just finished a grueling, injury-plagued eight-month-long shoot on Spectre, the actor’s fourth outing as secret agent James Bond – so perhaps he could be forgiven for suggesting that he would rather kill himself than star in another 007 movie.

Former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan is just as in-the-dark as anyone else when it comes to predicting who will take over the role of iconic British secret agent James Bond when Daniel Craig hangs up the tux.

Disney dropped the first trailer for its live-action Jungle Book reboot on Tuesday, and it looks beautiful.

On Wednesday, new James Bond author Anthony Horowitz told The Daily Mail (UK) that he didn’t think Idris Elba, star of Luther and The Wire, would be a good fit for Bond.

The next James Bond definitely has to be black and he definitely has to be played by Idris Elba (The Wire; Luther). Anyone who thinks to diverge even slightly from this now officially accepted view, to be held by everyone everywhere

In today’s sensitive political landscape, Daniel Craig’s James Bond has thrived as a beta male. While Craig hopes to leave the role less “misogynistic,” Idris Elba, a fan favorite to succeed as the first black 007, is “too street” to play the character, according to franchise author Anthony Horowitz.

It’s been thirteen years since Pierce Brosnan last played James Bond in a 007 movie, in 2002’s Die Another Day – but that didn’t stop the actor from speculating about who could take the reins as the world’s most famous spy when Daniel Crag eventually hangs up the tux.

The world will soon meet the first mainstream black James Bond, but the man portraying 007 will not be actor Idris Elba, who has long been rumored as a possible candidate for the role.

The trailer for Netflix’s first original film Beasts of No Nation was released this week.