Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

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Idris Elba has a couple of projects lined up for the near future, including superhero movies, thrillers, and westerns. Here’s every one of them.

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Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

All eyes are on Idris Elba after his role in Netflix’s Concrete Cowboy and his upcoming debut in the world of DC Comics superheroes, and he has a couple more projects lined up for the near future – and here’s every upcoming movie Idris Elba will appear in. Idris Elba’s acting career began in 1994 with minor roles in TV shows like 2point4 Children, Space Precinct, and The Bill, which were followed by more TV projects before he could make the jump to the big screen, which happened in 1999 in the French comedy movie Belle maman. Elba’s first major role on TV arrived in 2002 when he played Russell “Stringer” Bell in The Wire, and he continued working on TV while also pursuing a career in film.

His first major role in a movie arrived in 2007 in Tyler Perry’s rom-com Daddy’s Little Girls, where he shared the spotlight with Gabrielle Union. Although it wasn’t well-received by critics and viewers, Daddy’s Little Girls opened many doors for Elba in the film industry, and he went on to appear in 28 Weeks Later, American Gangster, Prom Night, and Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla. Back in the realm of television, Elba drew a lot of attention when he starred as DCI John Luther in the British psychological drama Luther – meanwhile, he starred in Takers (alongside Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, and more), joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Heimdall in Thor, fought some Kaijus in Pacific Rim, and played Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Idris Elba has been unstoppable since his very first TV role and has been taking over both film and TV for years, slowly but surely gaining the attention and respect his work deserves. His most recent work is the Western drama Concrete Cowboy, now streaming on Netflix, where he plays Harp, an urban cowboy dealing with his teenage son Cole (Caleb McLaughlin), whose lifestyle is completely different from his – but what’s next for him after this? Here’s every upcoming Idris Elba movie.

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The Harder They Fall

Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

Concrete Cowboy won’t be the only time the audience will see Idris Elba in a Western on Netflix, as there’s also The Harder They Fall. This Western movie is directed by Jeymes Samuel with a script by him and Boaz Yakin and Jay-Z is attached to produce as well as writing original music for the film. Idris Elba plays Rufus Buck, who escapes from prison with the aid of his fearsome crew composed of Trudy Smith (Regina King) and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stanfield). Before being incarcerated, Buck killed the parents of Nat Love (Jonathan Majors, who recently made headlines with his appearance in Loki) and the film follows him as he reassembles his old gang to hunt down Buck in search of revenge. Majors’ Nat Love will be flanked by Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beetz), Bill Pickett (Edi Gathegi), and Jim Beckwourth (R.J. Cyler). Delroy Lindo (recently confirmed to be taking the role of Mr. Nancy in Amazon’s adaptation of Anansi Boys) will appear as Bass Reeves.

The movie was originally scheduled to begin filming in March 2020 but was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. This caused several actors who were originally cast to leave the production owing to scheduling issues, including Cynthia Erivo, Wesley Snipes, and Sterling K. Brown. The Harder They Fall will be coming to Netflix in late 2021.

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

Leaving superheroes and westerns aside, Three Thousand Years of Longing is an epic fantasy romance movie written and directed by George Miller. It tells the story of a scholar who encounters a Djinn that offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom – however, their conversation, which takes place in a hotel room in Istanbul, leads to consequences neither could have expected. Filming of Three Thousand Years of Longing was expected to begin in March 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic delayed those plans, and it started filming in November of that same year. Starring alongside Idris Elba is Tilda Swinton, and as the movie is expected to release theatrically, there’s no projected release date yet.

Beast

Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

Moving into the realm of thrillers, Idris Elba is set to star in Universal Picture’s Beast, based on an original idea by Jaime Primak-Sullivan and directed by Baltasar Kormakur. The project was announced in September 2020 and no plot details were revealed, though it was described (via Deadline) as being “in the vein of The Shallows but instead of sharks, a lion will be involved as the central antagonist.” Beast is currently listed as being in pre-production, and no more details have been revealed since it was announced.

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Heads of State

Every Upcoming Idris Elba Movie

In October 2020, news broke about Idris Elba reteaming with John Cena (who also stars in The Suicide Squad) in Amazon Studios’ Heads of State, written by Harrison Query and produced by Peter Safran and John Rickard. The project is described as a 1990s-style classic two-hander featuring high-octane drama and action that Deadline adds has “a bit of Air Force One meets Hobbs and Shaw”. Heads of State has no projected release date yet.

Luther

After Luther came to an end in 2019 after five seasons, fans of the BBC detective series were left wondering if a movie was going to happen, and rumors about it haven’t stopped ever since. Back in July 2020, Idris Elba shared a Luther movie is “close to happening”, and in February 2021, he told The All-New Capital Weekender (via NME) that among his plans for 2021 is making Luther: The Movie, but didn’t offer any more details. Most recently in May 2021 Elba told Variety that they are set to go into production for the movie in September, emphasizing “I’m so excited about it, it’s been a long time coming.” He did add a “fingers crossed” to that statement, suggesting that there are fears that continued issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic could delay production further, but it is clear that the movie is ready to move ahead and if it doesn’t happen soon, it will do eventually. Idris Elba’s agenda is full for the next couple of years, but as he has always been a very busy man, there’s no reason to believe he won’t be able to handle all these confirmed projects and more, and fans are definitely hoping the Luther movie will finally happen soon.

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