Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. "In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I ...

Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times, ...

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. “In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to ...

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The star has been married three times. His first wife was Hanne “Kim” Norgaard, with whom he shares daughter Isan, from 1999 to 2003. He was also married to Sonya Nicole Hamlin for less than a year in ...

Golden Globe winner, DJ and star of The Wire and Luther, Idris Elba joins us to talk about ... for the role and then found out that Nelson Mandela was a fan of The Wire. He hoped to meet his ...

The film, which is based on the autobiography Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela features Idris Elba and Naomie Harris in the lead roles as Nelson Mandela and Winnie Mandela respectively.

Idris Elba says he ‘heard strange noise’s during his night in a South African prison to prepare for his Nelson Mandela role (Getty Images for Paramount Pictu) However, he still took value from ...

In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to ... but it seems that wasn’t quite the case. Elba clearly didn't enjoy his overnight stay. The prison is no longer ...

Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. He continued, “I’d been given the incredible honour to portray this great man and ...