Idris Elba felt ‘pressure’ to provide the tunes as Harry and Meghan’s wedding DJ

American Gangster, according to director Ridley Scott.The actor played a dealer called Tango in the 2007 crime film, alongside Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Chiwetel Ejiofor.Speaking to MailOnline, Scott recalled a scene where Frank Lucas (Washington) puts a gun against the forehead of Tango (Elba), explaining that the weapon used on set had a solid filled-in barrel with no bullets or blanks in it.To provoke a realistic reaction from Elba, Scott told the actor to lean his head against the

late actor John Erik Hexum, who died after discharging a blank pistol against his temple as a gag in 1984.“I said to Idris, ‘Listen, when he puts the gun to your head, lean on the gun,'” the Oscar-winning “Alien” director told the Daily Mail. “Because, by the way, this is a gun with a solid barrel, there is no aperture, I would never risk it — but when you pull the trigger, there’s no blank, nothing.”Elba heeded Scott’s direction, and Washington “pulled the trigger and it goes bang.

Idris Elba is reportedly in talks to star in the next James Bond film, however it looks like the Luther star won’t be playing the titular character.It had previously been rumoured that the actor was going to take on the role of 007 following Daniel Craig’s recent departure from the franchise, although last month he insisted that he wouldn’t be taking on the role of the super spy.He told ITV London at the premiere for Netflix film The Harder They Fall: “No, I’m not going to be James Bond.”Now,

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Idris Elba has had an incredibly accomplished and varied acting career! The 49-year-old star has received tons of acclaim for his performances in television series like Luther and The Wire, but Idris has also made the jump to starring in a number of movies like 2010’s The Losers or the 2015 Netflix film The Beasts of No Nation.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's emails and texts to their former close advisor Jason Knauf have emerged in court.The messages were made public on Wednesday as part of an appeal by the publisher of the Mail On Sunday against a High Court judge's decision that the publication of a letter sent from Meghan to her father was "unlawful".The correspondence gives a rare insight into the couple's communications and thoughts throughout the months leading up to their departure from the Royal family.

Idris Elba has revealed filming on the upcoming Luther movie has begun.The actor, who will reprise his role from the hit detective series as well as produce the spin-off film, announced the news on Twitter this evening (November 10).Sharing pictures of a clipboard and himself in Luther’s coat, Elba wrote: “Oi…..

A hoard of stars descended onto superstar Adele's highly anticipated gig at The London Palladium on Saturday evening, including Mel B and Idris Elba.

Hollywood star Idris Elba was in Glasgow earlier on Saturday to attend an event at the COP26 climate summit.

While he is known as one of the finest actors working in Hollywood, Idris Elba also moonlights as a pretty skilled DJ. Currently starring in Netflix film The Harder They Fall, the actor spins decks whenever he isn’t filming and has played successful shows in Ibiza and around the world.