Idris Elba shows off his biceps in a form-fitting T-shirt ahead of his appearance on The Daily Show

Idris Elba is sharing the tense environment he lived through after his daughter Isan didn’t land a role in his latest movie Beast for lack of chemistry on camera.

Jordan Moreau With no major movies on the horizon, the summer slowdown as continued at the box office. Universal’s action movie “Beast,” starring Idris Elba,” picked up just $925,000 in Thursday previews after launching in 2,900 theaters.

Idris Elba) and his two young daughters (Leah Sava Jeffries and Iyana Halley)? Evil poachers offed the big cat’s pride, he snapped and went rogue.Running time: 93 minutes. Rated <br>Rated R (violent content, bloody images and some language.) In theaters.I don’t recall ever feeling bad for the deadly creatures in “Jaws” or “Anaconda” or “Lake Placid.” But my heart went out to this poor, murderous, widower lion hellbent on avenging the death of cute cubs and lionesses.Yet, this is a film along the lines of the above trio (in an early scene one of Nate’s daughters even wears a “Jurassic Park” T-shirt) where we need to want man (the good ones, anyway) to win.

Idris Elba is no stranger to action and thrills. But for his latest movie, BEAST, the actor got to tap into his own experiences as a father to make the tension come to life. BEAST follows the plight of the recently widowed Dr.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticNo animals were harmed in the making of “Beast.” Frankly, it doesn’t look like any animals were even used in the making of “Beast,” but if you can get past the idea that the two-ton lion threatening Idris Elba and his family in the movie is a singularly frightening combination of ones and zeros, not killer instinct and claws, then “Beast” is a blast.A white-knuckle “When Animals Attack!” movie in the tradition of “Jaws” and “Anaconda,” this big-budget, big-screen release features A-list actors — OK, actor, singular — and a director who knows what he’s doing: Icelandic ace Baltasar Kormákur, who cut his teeth on such nightmare-inducing man-against-nature films as “Everest” and “Adrift.” Here, the threat is a very big, very angry African cat, understandably agitated after a group of poachers slaughtered his pride, that has decided to kill every human that crosses his path. Seriously, the body count in this movie is off the charts.

There’s a reason you won’s see Isan Elba playing her father, Idris Elba‘s daughter in his new movie, Beast.

Clayton Davis Idris Elba is undeniably the star of Will Packer’s latest movie, “Beast,” but the family story at the heart of Universal’s release was a big draw for the producer who previously shepherded “Girls Trip.” In the movie, debuting in theaters Aug. 19, Elba plays Nate Samuels, a recently widowed doctor who returns to South Africa with his two teenage daughters (Iyana Halley and Leah Sava Jeffries) and must fight to survive from a man-hunting lion.Packer sought to offer a balance for the late summer movie calendar.

Idris Elba’s daughter, Isan Elba, auditioned for a role in his new film “Beast” but, unfortunately, she didn’t land the part.

Two wide studio releases will hopefully prevent this summer from reaching another low at the box office after last weekend’s $67.3M. If there’s one movie that’s going to pull ahead, sources are betting on Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. That distributor has proven in a short amount of time that they can draw a great deal of anime fans in a Friday through Sunday span. The Tetsuro Kodama directed animation movie is looking at anywhere from $12M-$15M, ahead of Universal’s genre lion-stalking film, Beast, starring Idris Elba; that pic hoping for at least double digits.

No 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. 

ACTOR Idris Elba has walked away from talks to take over as James Bond after being favourite to replace Daniel Craig. The Luther star, 49, is to pursue his own film franchise but has suggested other 007s to producer Barbara Broccoli.

READ MORE: Salma Hayek, 55, parades ageless figure in black bikini while on tropical holiday Speaking to Men's Journal, Idris said: "I was shooting in Limpopo. My wife was there and we were going to have some fun in the shower.

Idris Elba revealed how he nabbed a cameo on Jay-Z’s 2007 American Gangster album.

Idris Elba is looking back at his cameo on Jay-Z‘s album American Gangster.

Idris Elba has revealed that he came face-to-face with a real lion during one day of filming for Beast.The film is released in cinemas in the US on August 19, before premiering in the UK the following week.In the blockbuster, the 49-year-old stars as Dr Nate Daniels, who takes his daughters on a trip to a game reserve in South Africa.However, the Luther actor let slip that the cast were stunned when a lion stopped by to get in on the action.‘There was a lion there who wasn’t in the movie, and he was on set,’ he said while on the red carpet at the New York premiere on Monday.Although we would have made a very, very swift getaway at this point, Idris kept a firm hold of his trademark cool and spoke to the lion calmly.He reportedly recalled saying: “‘That’s my guy. Hey, buddy, what you doing over there? You running away?”‘We had to try to make this feel as real as possible,’ he added to Daily Pop of the flick.

Idris Elba has spoken about how he “hustled” his way onto Jay-Z’s 2007 album ‘American Gangster’.The actor and musician was speaking to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about his new film Beast when he recalled securing his way onto the rapper’s 10th album. He also discussed being featured on Paul McCartney’s 2021 album ‘McCartney III: Imagined‘.“Both these albums I’m on, and both those artists don’t know I’m on those albums,” Elba told host Fallon.

Idris Elba is getting some support from his family at the premiere of his new movie.

Idris Elba opened up about his new film Beast and shared some of his DJ skills on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.The 49-year-old is best known as an actor, but he is also an accomplished musician and DJ, having performed with the likes of Jay-Z and Paul McCartney.He was quizzed by Fallon about the perfect songs to play in certain situations while discussing the film, debuting in theaters August 19.  Opening up: Idris Elba opened up about his new film Beast and shared some of his DJ skills on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Musician: The 49-year-old is best known as an actor, but he is also an accomplished musician and DJ, having performed with the likes of Jay-Z and Paul McCartney Quizzed: He was quizzed by Fallon about the perfect songs to play in certain situations while discussing the film, debuting in theaters August 19Elba plays a man who brings his two daughters to Africa, where he first met his late wife, when their lives are turned upside down.'It's about a family that go back to a small village in West Africa to mourn the death of a loved one, my ex-wife and my childrens' mother,' he explained. 'We find out that the village is like empty and it's been ravaged by something or someone and it's terrible,' he added.

Idris Elba looked stylish and handsome on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new survival thriller Beast on Monday in New York City.The 49-year-old actor was joined for the premiere at the Museum of Modern Art by his wife Sabrina Dhowre, who sizzled in an all-black ensemble, as well as his daughter Isan.Idris stars in Beast — which will be released on August 19 — as a newly widowed scientist who returns to South Africa for a trip to a game reserve with his two daughters.  Leading man: Idris Elba looked stylish and handsome on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new survival thriller Beast on Monday in New York City. The 49-year-old actor was joined for the premiere at the Museum of Modern Art by his wife Sabrina Dhowre, who sizzled in an all-black ensemble, as well as his daughter IsanBut even as he tries to move on from his grief, Idris' character and his family are beset by frightening new challenges as a man-eating lion begins to terrorize the preserve.Idris and Sabrina had all eyes on them at the premiere thanks to their elegant ensembles.  The Luther star looked stylish in a lustrous gray–blue suit with peaked lapels.

As competition like HBO Max seemingly is going through a major change in the coming weeks, it appears that Netflix is still moving full steam ahead, even if the streamer is cutting jobs and supposedly cutting costs.

Selome Hailu Netflix has extended its multi-year partnership with Dark Horse Entertainment, through which Dark Horse gives the streamer a first look at IP for film and TV. Among their active development slate is a “Bang!” movie starring Idris Elba and “Mind MGMT” from Curtis Gwinn.“Bang!” is based on the comic series of the same name by Matt Kindt and Wilfredo Torres and will be directed by David Leitch.