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...Sexy. Gorgeous. Idris Elba seems to be everywhere, and now he’s using his popularity to promote the 2012 Summer Olympics, which will be held in his hometown of London . In the video below, Elba takes viewers along for a trip down memory lane by visiting his...
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Luther star, Idris Elba, reckons his hundreds of adoring lady fans fall for his characters’ charms rather than for Idris himself…
Idris, who also starred in The Wire, told The People, “Sure, I got some sexy mail when I was playing Stringer, and it
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It's my mum's favourite show and I love being in things my mum likes.
Idris Elba wants to appear in 'EastEnders'.
The London-born actor - best known for his role as Baltimore drug dealer Stringer Bell in US drama series 'The Wire' - thinks
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Published Date: 05 May 2010 Luther star Idris Elba wants to have a cameo role in EastEnders - to make his mum proud. The actor, currently powering towards New York in the Gumball 3,000 road rally, is a real East End boy himself, having grown up in
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Luther star, Idris Elba, has revealed that he’s had to pay around $1,500 in speeding fines.
He clocked up the tickets while driving through Europe as part of the Gumball 3000 Rally. He and his co-driver are sharing the driving of an Aston Martin for
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1. Smiley face, "Obsessed"
Steve Shill's deliriously trashy stalker-white-bitch-fights-Beyoncé-over-Stringer Bell opus earned every penny of its domestic $68 billion haul, if only for confirming that Beyoncé isn't just capable of dancing in five-inch
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Toward the end of November, it was getting hard to keep up with the news about Kenneth Branagh's Thor. In a span of ten days, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson, and Tadanobu Asano were all added to the cast and shooting was
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A couple of months ago, three women were driving with their movie critic friend. He mentioned that he’d noticed something peculiar. He couldn’t name a major American film actor under 40 who could be seriously described as manly. Clay pigeons were
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"The Wire" (HBO, 2002-2008): The Great American Novel for television, David Simon and Ed Burns’ saga of cops, drug dealers, blue-collar workers, mayors, kids and reporters in Baltimore was an at times thrilling, at times hilarious, always chilling look
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The first cast photos from 'The Losers' have surfaced online via Omelete.br . Directed by Sylvain White , the film adaptation of DC Comics and Vertigo's graphic novel, stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Holt
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Less than a week ago, Kenneth Branagh's Thor took a surprising turn with its casting. Idris Elba was cast as Heimdall, the all-seeing and knowing god who guards the city gates of Asgard. A mere week earlier, Tadanobu Asano was cast as Hogun the Grim,
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Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor - Yeahbuwha-?
Weekly Comics
I spoke about weekly comics on my Twitter feed earlier in the week and wanted to speak about the topic a little more. What I asked on Twitter was if the whole weekly comic fad had run its
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Blessed are the souls who fail to admit to their own shortcomings. For they truly make analysis easier for the…
When Oprah Winfrey recently announced plans to end her ground breaking talk show in 2011, one overwhelming response resounded from…
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Blessed are the souls who fail to admit to their own shortcomings. For they truly make analysis easier for the…
When Oprah Winfrey recently announced plans to end her ground breaking talk show in 2011, one overwhelming response resounded from…
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Blessed are the souls who fail to admit to their own shortcomings. For they truly make analysis easier for the…
When Oprah Winfrey recently announced plans to end her ground breaking talk show in 2011, one overwhelming response resounded from…
In order
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Blessed are the souls who fail to admit to their own shortcomings. For they truly make analysis easier for the…
When Oprah Winfrey recently announced plans to end her ground breaking talk show in 2011, one overwhelming response resounded from…
In order
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Idris Elba, Adrian Lester and Ozwald Boateng. They’re black, British, male and exceptionally talented. And there are many more like them, hot on their heels, ready to take the world by storm. The UK has a plethora of burgeoning black male talent –
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This week's Ketchup includes casting news and rumors for Thor, Spider-Man 4, The Hobbit and Guardians of Ga'hoole, new sequels in the Jackass and Underworld franchises and potential new movies for Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy.
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Already set to play a character in Dark Castle's DC Comics adaptation 'The Losers,' British actor Idris Elba has been tapped to join in on another comic book film coming to the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter states that Elba will play Heimdall, the
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Asgard has just added another brilliant actor to their semi-immortal ranks. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Idris Elba has joined the cast of Thor as Heimdall, guardian of the Bifrost Bridge. He's the man you have to pass if you hope to start some
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The completely bizarre and motley cast of Thor, led by Shakespearean actor-turned-director Kenneth Branagh, has added another strange piece. Idris Elba, the actor best known for his role on The Wire and a recent stint on The Office, has signed on
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I'm telling you, it's going to be a party in Asgard when the Thor movie is released. Another Asgardian God has been cast. Heat Vision has reported that Idris Elba has been cast as Heimdall. Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifrost Bridge, also
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Which Asgardian will he portray in Marvel's comic adaptation?
Heat Vision has just revealed that Idris Elba will play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard.
Heimdall is the all-seeing and all-knowing brother of
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So it looks like Marvel plans to continue to drop hints about what to expect storywise in the Thor movie by announcing more casting and giving us a taste of who the most important characters are. THR's Heat Vision reports today that Idris ElbaThor.
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Idris Elba has joined the cast of Marvel Studios' Thor, reports Heat Vision.
Elba will play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard, who stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city from intruders.
He joins a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom
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Posted by: HOLLA on November 19, 2009 at 23:57:02
WTF?!?!?!?!?! i thought Skarsgard was Heimdall..wow...i wasalready going to watch THOR atleast 3 times..now im EXTREMELY interested..marvel just got my money 10 times over
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When the season finale of Mad Men was over, there was a minor tinge of deja vu that I couldn’t immediately pin down. Hours later, it occurred to me that one of the major twists in the episode shared several fun similarities to The Office (Scranton
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I’ve been accused a time or two of being a little too color-struck, reading too deeply into decisions that could have been made based on pure happenstance. Yes, I rooted for the Jiggaboos in Spike Lee’s School Daze, and sure, I happen to find Idris
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Kid’s Classical Hour 9 a.m. WCRB-FM (99.5) Remarkable Farkle McBride and other stories with actor John Lithgow.
Lemon Sky 6:45 p.m. (SUND) A young man tries to reunite with his estranged father and his father’s new family. Kevin Bacon. PG-13
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Hands up those of you who watched The Wire and immediately knew that the supercool Idris Elba, who played Stringer Bell, was actually a Hackney boy born and bred?
Okay, you clever clogs, what about Jack Davenport, the hunk from 1990s house-sharing
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Idris Elba developing NBC legal drama
Idris Elba, the British actor who starred in seven episodes of “The Office” last season, is staying in business with NBC. Elba will serve as an executive producer of an untitled legal drama about a vigilante lawyer
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23/10/2009 - 21:14:11
Cert 12
Thriller
Derek Charles (Idris Elba), beautiful wife Sharon (Beyonce Knowles) and young son Kyle move into their new home. He is a recently-promoted executive vice-president who is poised to land the biggest account in
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Sony Pictures’ Takers is a new movie centered around a notorious gang of criminals who constantly puzzle police by carrying out perfectly executed robberies. The cast looks stunning: Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, Michael Ealy, T.I., Matt Dillon, Paul
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Just look at all these surly men.
When you get a look at this pic of Zoe Saldana from the set of THE LOSERS, you can understand why I look forward to it.
Saldana is playing the role of Aisha, who joins the crew of LOSERS, Clay (Jeffrey Dean
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Release Date: February 19, 2010
Studio: Screen Gems (Sony)
Director: John Luessenhop
Screenwriter: Peter Allen, Gabriel Casseus, John Luessenhop, Avery Duff
Starring: Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Tip "T.I." Harris, Michael Ealy,
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ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the poster for Screen Gems' Takers, opening in theaters on February 19, 2010.
The film, directed by John Luessenhop, revolves around a notorious group of criminals (Idris Elba, Paul Walker, T.I., Chris
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Page last updated at 10:47 GMT, Friday, 4 September 2009 11:47 UK
Elba says he had to go to America to start getting lead roles
Idris Elba, who played drug dealer Stringer Bell in US TV series The Wire, is to star in a BBC drama about a detective who
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BBC News
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Fans of The Wire will know Idris Elba as Russell 'Stringer' Bell
He has been cast in Luther, a gritty police series set in London and
created by Neil Cross, the writer of Spooks.
Fans of The Wire will know Elba as Russell 'Stringer' Bell, a drug
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The Telegraph
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Plot summary (with possible spoilers): Derek Charles (played by Idris Elba) seems to have the perfect life. He’s a high-powered asset manager with a firm called Gage Bendix, where he has just received a coveted promotion. He’s also married to Sharon
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A story similar to Fatal Attraction but of inferior quality, Obsessed is lifted by an admirable performances by Idris Elba and Ali Larter but weighed down by a substandard performance by Beyonce Knowles, whose appearance is to obviously promote her
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Things go boom on the set of the film. Following MTV Splash Page to a site called jeffreydeanmorganunlimited.com leads us to a brief clip of explosives going off. I'd call this spy footage. The Splash Page suggests this is what actor Idris Elba was
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...powers in a cat-fight scene, which is really what we were in it for. “Obsessed” finds on-the-rise executive Derek Charles (Idris Elba) in a pickle. The knock-out office temp, Lisa (Ali Larter), has targeted him to be the recipient of her temptress ways. He’s...
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The BET AWARDS '09 premieres LIVE Sunday, June 28 at 8pm ET/PT. Hosted by Jamie Foxx, the show will feature performances by Beyonce, Kanye West, Queen Latifah, Maxwell, and many more -- with the most anticipated performance of the night coming from
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Release Date: April 16, 2010
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Sylvain White
Screenwriter: James Vanderbilt
Starring: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, Jason Patric, Zoe Saldana, Oscar Jaenada
Genre: Action,
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Hosted by Jamie Foxx, the BET AWARDS '09 Will Premiere LIVE on Sunday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m.* with Performances by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Beyonce, Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Mary Mary, Fabolous, Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy, and Appearances by Queen Latifah, Taraji P.
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Jada Pinkett Smith stars in the new series "HawthoRNe."
With the focus now on her TV show "HawthoRNe," Jada Pinkett Smith has taken a break from her band, in which she mixes screeching vocals with quirky dance moves.
She is aware she raised more than
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If you were ridiculously famous would you use you powers for good or would you buy an island and just chill out while Idris Elba look alikes fed you grapes?
ngl, i'd probably do the later.
*i'd donate to charity though
If you were ridiculously famous
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The thriller starring Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, and Ali Larter will arrive on Blu-ray August 4.
The Blu-ray will feature 1080p video, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio, and supplements will include Girl Fight!: A look inside the film's climatic fight sequence,
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You can take home a new workplace thriller home on DVD and Blu-ray this August. Obsessed will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 4. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.96 SRP while the BD will be priced at $39.95 SRP. We don't have the cover
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Fans of The Wire, forget the rainy day and and gird your loins: Stringer Bell is appearing tonight at the Big Chill Bar off Brick Lane. In real life, he's Hackney born Idris Elba, AKA DJ Driss with a record box full of hip hop and soul. It's free
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