Idris Elba is a man on the up and up. Having bagged himself the role of Stringer Bell in HBO’s peerless TV drama The Wire, he went on to cement a solid stateside reputation with work in 28 Weeks Later, The Losers, American Gangster and Thor.
He is currently on UK TV screens again in Luther, but it looks as though he has further high-profile theatrical work ahead of him with Guillermo Del Toro’s “Pacific Rim”.
Elba is said to have signed for the lead role of Sensi in the sci-fi actioner, which Del Toro is due to start shooting in November. Apparently it will involve giant robots piloted by humans, fighting off an alien invasion. Sounds wonderful.
As always, we’ll bring you more as we get it.
