Idris Elba

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Netflix 

From the return of Idris Elba's dark, gritty detective in Luther: The Fallen Sun to Chris Rock's live, post-Slap stand-up show Selective Outrage, Netflix in March promises many thrills

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Netflix 

From George Miller's genie adventure Three Thousand Years of Longing with Tilda Swinton to the Matilda film musical starring Emma Thompson, there's a wealth of great movies coming this autumn

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Netflix 

Jeymes Samuel's new Black-led, revisionist Western features performances from Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King and Delroy Lindo

Essential

TV 

Luther series 5 has finally seen the light! DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) has a new partner (Wunmi Mosaku) and a new case centred around a mask-wearing, bus-sneaking serial killer

Essential

TV 

Luther series 5 is back. We met with Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson to find out more about the surprises in store for series 5

In the Know

Food & Drink 

A tropical-themed cocktail bar from Idris Elba – The Parrot – opens in Covent Garden

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

With Yardie, first-time director Idris Elba proves that London is an ever-expanding concrete labyrinth of worlds and stories

In the Know

Cinema 

Idris Elba isn't the next James Bond, and Danny Boyle won't direct the film. So who should be involved?

In the Know

Best of 

Idris Elba's Black-British family life charms in new comedy on Sky 1

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba come up trumps in Molly's Game – the true story of the so-called 'Poker Princess' told with wit and warmth by writer-director Aaron Sorkin

Tried and Tested

Cinema 

The third instalment of Marvel's Thor franchise is seriously villainous – there's the icy Hela (Cate Blanchett) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) – but with plenty of cheeky comic edge

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Tried and Tested

Cinema 

Uncompromising and gritty, Netflix’s $12 billion feature sensation ‘Beasts of No Nation’ is already tipped for an Oscar.