Idris Elba’s Daughter Isan Didn’t Talk To Him for 3 Weeks After Not Landing a Role In ‘Beast’
usmagazine.comNo nepotism here! Idris Elba revealed that his daughter Isan Elba auditioned for a role in his upcoming film Beast — and she didn’t land the gig. “Interestingly enough my daughter auditioned for this role.
She wants to be an actress and she auditioned,” Idris, 49, said on the Thursday, August 11 episode of “The Breakfast Club” radio show. “It came down to chemistry in the end.
She was great but the relationship in the film and the relationship with my daughter — the chemistry wasn’t right or a film, weirdly enough.”The Cats star revealed that despite the 20-year-old showing up at his side on the red carpet during the movie’s August 8 premiere, it took her a while to accept the news.“My daughter didn’t talk to me for three weeks,” Idris said, to which host DJ Envy replied, “Yea, I’d be kind of upset too.”While Isan may have blamed her father for not landing the role, it was producer Will Packer who ultimately made the call. “I talked to her, ’cause I’ve known her for a very long time, you know what I mean,” Packer, 48, explained. “I’m like ‘Uncle Will.’ That’s like, my little niece, you know, and she’s amazing.”The Florida native went on praise the Thor actor for the way he handled the delicate situation and his refusal to play favorites while going through the audition process. “I’ll give props to Idris because you talk about nepotism — two dads that are really hard on their kids and want the best for them?
Idris Elba and Ice Cube,” Packer said of the Prometheus star. “Idris was definitely, like, ‘Listen, I want her to go in and go through the ropes, give her a shot, audition.’ He was very tough on her, he auditioned with her, and he was, like, ‘At the end of the day we’re going to make the best decision for the
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