Idris ELBA - News

The film will see the buddy pairing of two of the breakout characters from the series’ more recent chapters, Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw, played again by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham. Following Shaw’s adversarial relationship with the entire “Fast and Furious” crew, and Hobbs especially, in 2015’s “Furious 7“, he became an unlikely ally when he and his old foes were forced to battle a common enemy in 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious”. The chemistry of Johnson and Statham as both opponents and allies proved to be one of the most widely praised aspects of both films, ultimately leading Universal to greenlight their spin-off from the main “Fast and Furious” series.... View More

I don't know why I keep doing this to myself. I say that I'm not going to post anymore DC related movie news unless its a trailer as the tides are constantly turning over at Warner Bros. Here's the new case in point as it is being reported that Idris Elba will no longer be playing Deadshot in director James Gunn's sequel that is a reboot. Elba had been announced as taking over the role from Will Smith who had to officially bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Now it it being said that Warner Bros. wants to leave the door open for Smith's return to the character in the future and Elba will be playing a brand new character although that character is top secret for now. ... View More

Last week, DC fans went into a tizzy when it was announced that Will Smith had exited SUICIDE SQUAD 2 due to his busy schedule leaving Warner Bros. and writer/director James Gunn scrambling to find a suitable replacement for the star. It was pretty evident that they wanted someone with star power who could fill the void left by Smith and it appears that they have done just that as The Hollywood Reporter is saying that they have in deed found their Deadshot in Idris Elba. The actor has starred in such genre films as PACIFIC RIM, STAR TREK BEYOND and has, of course, played Heimdall in the THOR and AVENGERS films for the MCU.... View More