Idris Elba is set to take a £5million bite out of Apple. That’s what the tech giant is offering the Luther star in a battle with its biggest rival.
Elba, 47, is being lined up to make shows and films for its ‘ Netflix killer’ streaming service Apple TV Plus. It’s part of a big online push by the iPhone firm which has just aired Tom Hanks’ Second World War movie Greyhound exclusively and has the rights to Jennifer Aniston’s ‘Me Too drama’ The Morning Show.
The deal is a massive coup for East Londoner Idris who has come a long way since his debut in forgotten 90s Channel 5 soap Family Affairs.
He has starred in major TV shows such as BBC detective series Luther – which won him a Golden Globe – and US drugs drama The Wire, as well as a
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