Idris Elba News

Sean Penn stars in the new action-thriller THE GUNMAN, which hits theaters nationwide today.

Netflix, the world's leading Internet TV network, has ordered The OA, a new drama series starring Brit Marling.

Luther's back. Pitted against his most chilling adversary yet, haunted by the ghosts of his past and hell-bent on retribution, he's drawn into a terrifyingly complex case that pushes him closer to the edge than he's ever been.

Beasts of No Nation, a powerful new film written and directed by Emmy Award winner Cary Fukunaga (True Detective, Sin Nombre) and starring Idris Elba (Luther, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom) will debut later this year in select theaters in the U.S. and worldwide on Netflix

Well the 2015 Oscars have come and gone. The night was packed with great moments--so many that the show ran 30 minutes late! Birdman took home the top prize, Best Picture, and Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore won Best Actor/Actress! Read more for the full 2015 Oscars Recap!

Atlantic recording artist K. Michelle has announced details of her upcoming, headlining tour, dubbed 'My Twisted Mind Tour.' The first leg (Part One) kicks off today, February 5th at San Francisco's Mezzanine

Deadline writes that Fox has nabbed four pilots, including the drama FRANKENSTEIN, a remake of the UK series LUTHER, ROSEWOOD, and a comedy called 48 HOURS 'TIL MONDAY.

Sean Penn stars in the gripping action-thriller from the director of Taken and the producer of The Matrix and Non-Stop, THE GUNMAN.

With the recent speculation about the casting for the title character in the newest JAMES BOND film, Idris Elba has been at the top of the rumor mill.

Disney's all-new, live-action retelling of THE JUNGLE BOOK, helmed by Jon Favreau, just unveiled a new logo and concept art on the film's Facebook page. Check it out below!

Nominations have been revealed for the 46th annual NAACP Image Awards. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, and be broadcast live on TV One.

Golden Globe-winning and Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer Idris Elba is to push his body, mind and engineering know-how to the limit by racing on land, water and in the air for a new 4x60 TV series for Discovery, announced today.

Golden Globe®-winning and Emmy-nominated Idris Elba makes a welcome return to BBC AMERICA in 2015 to reprise his role of DCI John Luther, the murder detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.

Fathom Events and Open Road Films are partnering to present the exclusive 'Rosewater: Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert LIVE' event, including the feature film Rosewater followed by a Live Q&A with Jon Stewart, the film's screen writer, director and producer, interviewed by Stephen Colbert, host of the political talk show 'The Colbert Report,' broadcast from New York City. Fans can join the conversation by Tweeting questions now via Twitter using the hashtag #RosewaterLive. This special event will be showcased in select cinemas nationwide for only one night tonight, November 13 live at 7:30 p.m. ET and tape delayed to 7:30 p.m. local time in all other time zones. Rosewater is based on The New York Times best-selling memoir 'Then They Came for Me: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival,' written by the BBC journalist Maziar Bahari, which is now available in paperback and titled after the upcoming movie. Following the exclusive Fathom Events preview on November 13, Rosewater will be in theaters nationwide on November 14.

Stars of THE VOICE and X FACTOR will perform alongside London's hottest up-and-coming talent at a spectacular underground street party for STREETS today, November 7, 2014.

The Pasadena Playhouse presents STOP KISS, the second production of its 2014-2015 Season. Written by Diana Son and directed by Pasadena Playhouse Associate Artistic Director Seema Sueko, STOP KISS stars Sharon Leal (Bill Condon's Dreamgirls, Fox's 'Boston Public,' and Lionsgate's Addicted), Angela Lin (Broadway's Chinglish), John Sloan (Fox's 'Happy Hour'), Brandon Scott (ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy'), Amanda Carlin (Liar Liar), and Jeff De Serrano (A&E's 'Longmire'). The production is performed tonight, November 4 - 30, 2014 with the official press night on Wednesday, November 9, 2014.

Idris Elba will be appearing in the next Avengers installment, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, set to hit theaters on May 1, 2015. The actor, who played Heimdall in Thor, told The Telegraph, 'I'm in Avengers,and I'm doing a scene with Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.' Read the original article here.

Stars of THE VOICE and X FACTOR will perform alongside London's hottest up-and-coming talent at a spectacular underground street party for STREETS on Friday, November 7, 2014.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles(R) (BAFTA Los Angeles), announced that award winning actor, Rob Brydon will be hosting the 2014 BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards presented by BBC America, for the second year in a row.