June 23rd, 2011 at 11:39 am by
Sheri

Idris Elba (RocknRolla, “The Wire”) has snagged the lead in director Guillermo del Toro’s next project Pacific Rim.
The film, an action/sci fi tale, concerns an alien attack that threatens the Earth’s existence. Giant robots, piloted by humans, are then sent to defend the planet. While that synopsis wouldn’t ordinarily blow my skirt up, del Toro is the genius behind Pan’s Labyrinth and the Hellboy films. (Not to mention the screenplays for the upcoming Hobbit films.) El
If you aren’t familiar with Idris Elba, get thee to a Netflix stat because you are missing out my friends! After concluding probably his most widely known role, that of Stringer Bell in HBO’s “The Wire”, he played “Mumbles” for Guy Ritchie in RocknRolla, and has been everywhere since, includingThe Losers, Takers and most recently as Heimdall in Thor and as Det. John Luther in “Luther” for the BBC. They’re currently running season 2 of “Luther” over in Blighty and I can’t wait until we get it on BBCAmerica!
Elba is currently filming Sir Ridley Scott’s Prometheus with one of our other boyfriends, Michael Fassbender. You need to keep an eye on this guy. (Hey that rhymed!) because he’s going to huge. HUGE!
Pacific Rim is in pre-production and is scheduled for a 2013 release.
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