Ridley Scott revealed Idris Elba had a terrifying moment while shooting “American Gangster”. The movie maker told the Daily Mail how Elba thought he’d been shot by Denzel Washington after Scott tricked him with the recoil of the empty gun.
In the scene, Elba’s character Tango is shot in the head by Washington’s Frank Lucas. Says Scott: “He’s in the cafe and he says ‘Just stay here’ and he goes out and all his brothers are watching, and he goes down the street, and Idris Elba is standing there saying, ‘Hey, what are you going to do, shoot me, Frank?
Go on, shoot me Frank, in front of all these people.'” READ MORE: Idris Elba Admits Performing DJ Set For Royal Wedding Was His ‘Most Stressful’ Gig Ever “And he just goes boom and shoots
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