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Michael Jordan declined Idris Elba’s request to play him in a movie

On the latest episode of Complex's "Sneaker Shopping," Idris Elba revealed that he once floated the idea to Jordan of portraying him in a movie. Michael Jordan turned him down. "I even said to him one time, 'I want to play you,'" Elba told host Joe ...

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Best Silent Witness moments from Sam's husband shot to Idris Elba cameo as show returns

As favourite BBC drama Silent Witness returns to our screens for it's 25th year, we've taken a look at some of the most well known guest stars and shocking episodes from the show

Daily Mirror

A TikTok contretemps, and a delicious eat-the-rich satire, at Cannes

CANNES, France — The last time director George Miller brought a new movie to Cannes was in 2015, when his exhilarating "Mad Max: Fury Road" took the festival by (dust) storm. The movie played outside the main competition, as most Hollywood blockbusters at Cannes do. But as more than one…

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‘Eccentric fantasy’: Mad Max director George Miller takes bizarre turn with new movie

Three Thousand Years of Longing earned its director, cast and crew a six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere at Cannes on Friday.

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Tilda Swinton Says Stories are Vital as New Fantasy Film Hits Cannes

Tilda Swinton said Saturday that the world needs stories more than ever as her fantastical new fable "Three Thousand Years of Longing", from "Mad Max" creator George Miller, premiered at Cannes. Swinton plays an academic who releases a djinn (played by British star Idris Elba) from a bottle she finds…

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Cannes Film Festival: Three Thousand Years of Longing review - A fantastical, lurid fairytale

Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton weave lavish tales spanning millennia from the confines of a hotel room in George Miller’s latest offering

Evening Standard

Film about a genie starring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton is partly true, says director at Cannes

George Miller reveals the inside story of his big-screen premiere, Three Thousand Years of Longing, based on an AS Byatt story

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Three Thousand Years of Longing review – Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba in Mad Max: fairy overload

George Miller’s belated followup to 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road is a consciously unfashionable fantasy about a wary academic and a chatty genie that may leave you wishing for more

The Guardian - UK

Emmerdale star Emile John says new Doctor Who actor will be a 'hero' for young people

Emmerdale actor Emile John says he 'didn't see a Black Doctor Who coming', but the 25-year-old he is sure Ncuti Gatwa will be seen as a 'hero' by young people

Daily Mirror

TV tonight: Sally Rooney’s much-hyped Conversations With Friends is here

Joe Alwyn and Jemima Kirke star in the long-awaited BBC adaptation of the celebrated novelist’s debut. Plus: Tom Cruise and Helen Mirren celebrate the Queen’s jubilee. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Summer Movie Calendar: From 'Top Gun 2' to 'Thor 4' and more

Hollywood's summer movie season kicks off Friday with the release of Disney and Marvel's “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

The Independent UK

Idris Elba set to play huge Nottingham festival this summer

"We did it well last year but this will be on a much bigger scale"

Nottingham Post

Actor Idris Elba to play DJ set at Nottingham nightclub this Saturday

Tickets are almost sold out but lucky clubbers will be able to get some of the remaining few

Nottingham Post

The week in TV: Better Call Saul; Russian Doll; The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe; Chivalry

Savour every moment as Saul Goodman and co play out the endgame of Breaking Bad’s superior prequel. Elsewhere, Sarah Solemani and Steve Coogan’s Hollywood-set take on cancel culture ticks all the right boxes

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TV tonight: John Simm returns in ITV’s murky crime drama Grace

DS Roy Grace has a grisly murder case on his hands. Plus: why you need to see cutting-edge choreographer siblings Anthony and Kel Matsena in action. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Norse code: are white supremacists reading too much into The Northman?

Robert Eggers’ Viking blockbuster has already been hailed by white nationalists keen to exploit European mythology. Can Hollywood tell historical tales without unwittingly appealing to toxic ideologies?

Glasgow Live

Idris Elba's Fight School on BBC: Meet the Lanarkshire teen starring in the show

BBC's Idris Elba's Fight School sets out to change lives for people like Finlay, from just outside Glasgow, who lost his mum at age seven and later found himself in prison.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Jodie Whittaker battles with Sea Devils in penultimate Doctor Who episode

The Time Lord teams up with a famous pirate for a sea adventure. Plus: Idris Elba’s new reality show is well worth cheering on. Here’s everything to watch this evening

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Wales Online

Idris Elba's Fight School: When is it on, what it is about and who is the Welsh contestant?

The acting star wants to empower young people across the UK

Manchester Evening News

BBC's Idris Elba's Fight School: Meet the Oldham teen starring in show

Naeem, 19, had no long-term goals when he signed up for the programme

The Guardian - UK

‘In France, I’d be a sex symbol’: Eddie Marsan on looks, lucky breaks and playing angry men

Over a bowl of chips in a local café, actor Eddie Marsan revels in his East End culture, and the challenges of finding a human side to aggressive male characters

The Street

Twitter Reacts To Paramount's 'Sonic the Hedgehog 2’

Critics like the video game sequel well enough, even if it's weird that Idris Elba is in this film.

Sports Illustrated

The Weekly Takedown: Idris Elba on Israel Adesanya Being the 'GOAT' and 'The Wire'

The award-winning actor gives flowers to Adesanya and Jon Jones.

Daily Mirror

Ed Sheeran nominated as Songwriter of the Year for Ivor Novello awards after court battle

Ed Sheeran won a copyright court battle against musician Sami Chokri. He spoke about how the claims took a toll on him

Dublin Live

Dublin actor Aidan Turner has odds slashed to play James Bond

Turner rose to fame after playing vampire John Mitchell on supernatural drama Being Human and dwarf Kili in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy between 2012 and 2014

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