‘Luther’ film to start shooting this year, Idris Elba confirms

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Idris Elba has confirmed that shooting for the Luther movie will begin this year.The actor and DJ, who portrayed DCI John Luther in the BBC crime drama series between 2010 and 2019, said he will finally get in front of the camera for a feature-length spinoff.When asked what 2021 will bring him, Idris told The All-New Capital Weekender: “Apart from making more music, people that love my film and stuff, listen, I’m going to be making Luther: The Movie.“I’m super excited and I hope the fans are sort of excited for that.

It’s been a long time coming for a movie, so I’m excited about that.”There’s been much hope for and speculation about a film version of TV show after its fifth and final series aired in 2019.