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Idris Elba Was at First ‘Against’ How His ‘The Wire’ Character Died, but Realized It Made a ‘Political Point’
The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former ...
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Ilya Naishuller: I wanted to create characters with low survival skills
John Cena says, "The origin story of the film is a continuation of the chemistry that I share with Idris Elba from The Suicide Squad (2021 ... On the sense of responsibility that comes with a tough ...
Idris Elba, 52, Admits To Never Having Watched His 95% Rotten Tomatoes Crime Series
Idris Elba tells Amy Poehler that he’s never watched his critically acclaimed series, The Wire. Find out what he said here.
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Over 20 Years Later, Idris Elba Still Hasn't Watched His Most Iconic TV Show
Idris Elba's American breakout role was as Stringer Bell in The Wire, but the actor hasn't gone back to revisit his ...
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Idris Elba Based His Office Character On A Surprising Pop Culture Icon
Idris Elba credits The Wire for his casting in The Office. According to the actor, the sitcom needed a villain like Stringer ...
Despite playing one of TV's most iconic villains, Idris Elba reveals why he will never watch The Wire: "It's weird for me to go back and watch it"
Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring ...
Idris Elba had reservations about Stringer Bell's fate on “The Wire”: 'I was a little bit against some of that'
After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word ...
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Idris Elba: "Being an actor does not mean you are not qualified to govern a country and guide the population"
The actor stars in the action comedy 'Heads of State' while rumors in his country suggest he could be the Labour candidate ...
Idris Elba makes career confession that stuns fans
The Wire wrapped in 2008 and Idris stepped into a larger career. He starred in Luther, a British psychological thriller ...
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Idris Elba Reveals The Brutal Moment He Was Uneasy About - And Why He Stands By It 26 Years Later
In a recent appearance on Amy Poehler's podcast, Idris Elba opened up about the iconic Stringer Bell scene from The Wire that ...
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'A Part of Me Died with That Character': Idris Elba Explains Why He's Never Watched This Acclaimed TV Drama
Attesting to The Wire's enduring legacy, Idris Elba said some fans still remember him best for the drama series. Having played the pragmatic, savvy crime boss Stringer Bell for th ...
Idris Elba, John Cena are world leaders who can beat up bad guys in entertaining 'Heads of State'
Elba, whose career includes a lot of what might be called prestige genre, has such natural poise and gravity that one assumes ...