After paused production once before back in mid-March during the start of the pandemic, the streamer has paused production on The Harder They Fall after a member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19. 

The film, penned by Boaz Yakin and directed by Jeymes Samuel, follows an outlaw who discovers that the man who killed his parents has been released from prison. He then forms a gang to help him as he seeks revenge. 

Also starring in the film are Regina Kin, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield, and Delroy Lindo.

Elba was one of the first stars to publicly confirm they contracted COVID-19 at the onset of the pandemic, along with his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba. He has sense recovered.

It’s unclear when filming will resume. Netflix did not comment. 

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Jeymes Samuel will be making his directorial debut and producing is Jay-Z, James Lassiter, and Lawrence Bender. Jay-Z and Samuel will write and produce the music for the film. The pair previously worked together for the Great Gatsby soundtrack.

The Netflix film is co-written by Samuel and Boaz Yakin and it’s about outlaw Nat Love (Johnathan Majors) who learns that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades prior is being released from prison and he decides to gather his gang to seek revenge on the situation.

You can catch Elba in the much-anticipated adaptation of the Broadway musical Cats in December and Concrete Boys, which just started filming.

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The director of the follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad has announced the cast for the film and several actors are reprising their roles.

Amongst them are Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, and Jai Courtney who played Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, Amanda Waller, and Captain Boomerang, respectively.

According to James Gunn, they will be joined by newcomers Idris Elba Taika Waititi, Peter Capaldi, John Cena, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, David Dastmalchian, and Daniela Melchior.

In the announcement posted on Instagram, the filmmaker warned, “Don’t get too attached…”

Producer Peter Safran has also stressed that this is not a sequel, but a reboot. “It’s everything you would hope from a James Gunn script, and I think that says a lot and that promises a lot and I know that we will deliver a lot,” he said.

The Suicide Squad comes out August 6th, 2021.

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The Luther star has been cast in the sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad as Deadshot — the role previously portrayed by Will Smith.

Variety reported that the Aladdin actor would not be able to reprise his role as the assassin in the DC flick due to scheduling conflicts.

With Deadshot playing such a key role in the story, Warner Bros. was determined to find a suitable replacement and have now earmarked Elba.

The Brit has three productions lined up this year — The Fast and the Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw, the big screen adaptation of Cats, and the Netflix series Turn Up Charlie — but should be available by the time filming for The Suicide Squad begins filming in September.

The James Gunn film currently has a release date of August 6th, 2021.

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When Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage classic finally makes it into cinemas it will boast two Commanders of the British Empire — one of whom is an Oscar winner.

Director of Les Misérables, Tom Hooper, will bring the musical to life, telling the tale (get it) of the Jellicle cats, who are preparing for one of their own to be reincarnated.

Dreamgirls actress Jennifer Hudson has already sighed on as the lead Grizabella, which means she will use those Oscar-winning chops of hers to sing the famous song “Memories.”

She will be joined by X-Men star Sir Ian McKellen as Gus the Theatre Cat and Idris Elba of Beasts of No Nation as the villain Macavity.

In the story, Macavity kidnaps the Jellicle’s leader, Old Deuteronomy, who in this version will be female and played by Skyfall actress and Academy Award winner Dame Judi Dench.

The 83-year-old Dench was cast as Grizabella in the original 1981 stage version, but sadly snapped her Achilles’ tendon before previews began. Talk about cashing in on nine lives!

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Speculation has been rife that the English actor will be donning a tuxedo and taking on the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig vacates the role.

With the incumbent 007 confirming that the upcoming Bond 25 will be his last, deliberation over who will take over as the suave spy has amped into full swing.

It appears as though producers have also been mulling the candidates, with Barbara Broccoli this week telling director Antoine Fuqua that it is time for a non-white actor to be Bond.

“Idris could do it if he was in shape. You need a guy with a physically strong presence. Idris has that,” said The Magnificent Seven filmmaker.

Idris himself now seems to be dropping hints, with his latest tweet:

my name’s Elba, Idris Elba. pic.twitter.com/kEyyaVg8JX

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018

“My name’s Elba, Idris Elba,” wrote the Luther star before following it up by telling people not to believe the hype.

Don’t believe the HYPE…

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018

We still hope he’s ordering a shaken martini on the down low.

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Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham will be reprising their roles as special agent Luke Hobbs and criminal mastermind Deckard Shaw. Working title Hobbs and Shaw makes it clear their characters will be front and center. We’re yet to find out why the two unlikely allies decided to join forces, but Elba’s casting is the first clue to uncovering this mystery. His character will be the antagonist Hobbs and Shaw have to go up against.

Idris Elba is no stranger to playing villains in big summer blockbusters. He already portrayed powerful warlord Krall in Star Trek: Beyond. Despite the fact we don’t know anything about his Hobbs and Shaw role, it already sounds more promising. At least we’ll get to see his face this time around!

The creative team behind the Fast And Furious spin-off is another thing to be excited about. Director David Leitch already gave us two smash hits with Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2. The upcoming action flick will probably be another worthy addition to his resume when it hits the theaters on July 26, 2019.

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After paused production once before back in mid-March during the start of the pandemic, the streamer has paused production on The Harder They Fall after a member of the production team tested positive for COVID-19. 

The film, penned by Boaz Yakin and directed by Jeymes Samuel, follows an outlaw who discovers that the man who killed his parents has been released from prison. He then forms a gang to help him as he seeks revenge. 

Also starring in the film are Regina Kin, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield, and Delroy Lindo.

Elba was one of the first stars to publicly confirm they contracted COVID-19 at the onset of the pandemic, along with his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba. He has sense recovered.

It’s unclear when filming will resume. Netflix did not comment. 

The post Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall” Stops Production appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Jeymes Samuel will be making his directorial debut and producing is Jay-Z, James Lassiter, and Lawrence Bender. Jay-Z and Samuel will write and produce the music for the film. The pair previously worked together for the Great Gatsby soundtrack.

The Netflix film is co-written by Samuel and Boaz Yakin and it’s about outlaw Nat Love (Johnathan Majors) who learns that the man (Elba) who killed his parents two decades prior is being released from prison and he decides to gather his gang to seek revenge on the situation.

You can catch Elba in the much-anticipated adaptation of the Broadway musical Cats in December and Concrete Boys, which just started filming.

The post Idris Elba Cast in “The Harder They Fall” From Producer Jay-Z appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The director of the follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad has announced the cast for the film and several actors are reprising their roles.

Amongst them are Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, and Jai Courtney who played Harley Quinn, Rick Flag, Amanda Waller, and Captain Boomerang, respectively.

According to James Gunn, they will be joined by newcomers Idris Elba Taika Waititi, Peter Capaldi, John Cena, Storm Reid, Pete Davidson, David Dastmalchian, and Daniela Melchior.

In the announcement posted on Instagram, the filmmaker warned, “Don’t get too attached…”

Producer Peter Safran has also stressed that this is not a sequel, but a reboot. “It’s everything you would hope from a James Gunn script, and I think that says a lot and that promises a lot and I know that we will deliver a lot,” he said.

The Suicide Squad comes out August 6th, 2021.

The post The Cast for “The Suicide Squad” has been Released appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

The Luther star has been cast in the sequel to 2016’s Suicide Squad as Deadshot — the role previously portrayed by Will Smith.

Variety reported that the Aladdin actor would not be able to reprise his role as the assassin in the DC flick due to scheduling conflicts.

With Deadshot playing such a key role in the story, Warner Bros. was determined to find a suitable replacement and have now earmarked Elba.

The Brit has three productions lined up this year — The Fast and the Furious spin-off Hobbs & Shaw, the big screen adaptation of Cats, and the Netflix series Turn Up Charlie — but should be available by the time filming for The Suicide Squad begins filming in September.

The James Gunn film currently has a release date of August 6th, 2021.

The post Idris Elba is the New Will Smith appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

When Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage classic finally makes it into cinemas it will boast two Commanders of the British Empire — one of whom is an Oscar winner.

Director of Les Misérables, Tom Hooper, will bring the musical to life, telling the tale (get it) of the Jellicle cats, who are preparing for one of their own to be reincarnated.

Dreamgirls actress Jennifer Hudson has already sighed on as the lead Grizabella, which means she will use those Oscar-winning chops of hers to sing the famous song “Memories.”

She will be joined by X-Men star Sir Ian McKellen as Gus the Theatre Cat and Idris Elba of Beasts of No Nation as the villain Macavity.

In the story, Macavity kidnaps the Jellicle’s leader, Old Deuteronomy, who in this version will be female and played by Skyfall actress and Academy Award winner Dame Judi Dench.

The 83-year-old Dench was cast as Grizabella in the original 1981 stage version, but sadly snapped her Achilles’ tendon before previews began. Talk about cashing in on nine lives!

The post The Cast of “Cats” Keeps Getting Cooler appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Speculation has been rife that the English actor will be donning a tuxedo and taking on the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig vacates the role.

With the incumbent 007 confirming that the upcoming Bond 25 will be his last, deliberation over who will take over as the suave spy has amped into full swing.

It appears as though producers have also been mulling the candidates, with Barbara Broccoli this week telling director Antoine Fuqua that it is time for a non-white actor to be Bond.

“Idris could do it if he was in shape. You need a guy with a physically strong presence. Idris has that,” said The Magnificent Seven filmmaker.

Idris himself now seems to be dropping hints, with his latest tweet:

my name’s Elba, Idris Elba. pic.twitter.com/kEyyaVg8JX

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018

“My name’s Elba, Idris Elba,” wrote the Luther star before following it up by telling people not to believe the hype.

Don’t believe the HYPE…

— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018

We still hope he’s ordering a shaken martini on the down low.

The post What Does Idris Elba Think of All the Bond Hype? appeared first on thestarsworldwide.com.

Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham will be reprising their roles as special agent Luke Hobbs and criminal mastermind Deckard Shaw. Working title Hobbs and Shaw makes it clear their characters will be front and center. We’re yet to find out why the two unlikely allies decided to join forces, but Elba’s casting is the first clue to uncovering this mystery. His character will be the antagonist Hobbs and Shaw have to go up against.

Idris Elba is no stranger to playing villains in big summer blockbusters. He already portrayed powerful warlord Krall in Star Trek: Beyond. Despite the fact we don’t know anything about his Hobbs and Shaw role, it already sounds more promising. At least we’ll get to see his face this time around!

The creative team behind the Fast And Furious spin-off is another thing to be excited about. Director David Leitch already gave us two smash hits with Atomic Blonde and Deadpool 2. The upcoming action flick will probably be another worthy addition to his resume when it hits the theaters on July 26, 2019.

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