Idris Elba Yardie movie coming in 2017.
Idris Elba dropped by the studios of Kiss in London earlier today to talk about a number of things, including his next film Star Trek Beyond, which hits cinemas next year. What he did also pick up on was his planned directorial debut Yardie, which we reported on just a couple of weeks ago. The film will be based on the classic book by Victor Headley. More on the Idris Elba Yardie news below.
“I’ve been developing the book, it’s a classic, a couple of years ago I got the opportunity to turn it into a screenplay, and we are really close,” Elba told the radio station. “Hopefully gunna go into directing that next year. I’m very nervous about it because it is a classic, but Yardie for me is going to be our Goodfellas. It’s a story about a kid who gets deeper and deeper into hot water. There’s going to be a lot of music, big sound system culture represented in it. Any actors I’m asking to be in it I’m asking for them to grow their hair out for about 6 weeks.”
The big question on everyone’s lips though is whether Elba will actually appear in the movie. He answered very simply, “All will be revealed…”
As well as the Idris Elba Yardie news, the British actor also spoke popped across to Absolute Radio to speak with presenter Andy Bush about whether he would be interested in making a film version of his hit BBC show Luthor.
Here’s what he had to say:
“The last two episodes were defo part of the TV show, the movie is wishful thinking, I’d like to see it happen we have talked about it, Neil Cross and I, and thought about how we’d make a movie, so hopefully we will get there one days but at the moment it’s still for TV.”
We’ll bring you more Idris Elba Yardie (and Luthor movie) news as it comes in. Thanks to Kiss and Absolute Radio for the heads up.
