Idris Elba confirms ‘Luther’ movie to start filming this September

nme.com:

Luther film is set to begin in September.The actor, set to reprise his role from the hit detective series and also produce the spin-off movie, finally suggested a timeline for the project.“We go into production, fingers crossed, in September,” Elba told Variety.

I’m so excited about it, it’s been a long time coming. We’re very, very close to pulling the green light on production.”Discussing the film last year, Elba said that “the sky is the limit” in terms of what Luther could achieve as a film. “I’ve maintained I’d like to see it come to a film, and that is where I think we are heading towards – a film,” he said. “And I’m looking forward to making that happen.