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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 ...
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, 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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Idris Elba Shared A Hard Part About Aging — And It’ll Hit You Right In The Knees
Idris Elba is opening up about his 50s, and all that comes with them. On a Tuesday episode of Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” ...
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 ...
Idris Elba reveals shocking revelation about ‘The Wire’
Idris Elba rose to fame on the acclaimed HBO crime drama “The Wire,” but he recently made a shocking admission: he’s never ...
Idris Elba Reveals Why He Refuses to Watch The Wire: 'There Was a Part of Me That Died With That Character'
Idris Elba shot to fame while playing Stringer Bell in The Wire, the realistic crime drama considered by some to be the best TV series of all time. But to this day the Marvel, DC, and Sonic the ...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Heads of State’ on Amazon Prime Video, a Moronic Action-Comedy Led by John Cena and Idris Elba
This week on John Cena Plays The President And Idris Elba Plays The Prime Minister Theatre is Heads of State (now streaming ...
Man admits murdering four students in deal to avoid death penalty
A 30-year-old man has admitted to murdering four roommates in a small Idaho college town in 2022, as part of a plea deal to ...