Forget playing 007 – Idris Elba wants Luther film to kickstart his own James Bond level of franchise

Idris Elba desires Luther to be his personal model of 007 (Footage: BBC Archives/Tim P. Whitby/Getty)

Idris Elba has stated he hopes the upcoming Luther film will kickstart his personal James Bond-style motion movie franchise.

The actor, 50, who has lengthy been rumoured to someday play James Bond, is bringing the BBC crime sequence to the large display screen.

Capturing has apparently wrapped on the challenge, which is helmed by the unique sequence creator Neil Cross, and post-production will start shortly.

Regardless of being closely linked to switch Daniel Craig as 007, Elba has at all times publicly distanced himself from the function, saying that Luther is ‘[his] Bond’.

And now, chatting with Jemele Hill’s Unbothered podcast, he has poured extra water on the rumours, stating that he’s absolutely centered on Luther.

‘It’s unbelievable, it’s like graduating. The present ran a pure course, we did 5 seasons, every considered one of them shape-shifted however stored an viewers captivated.’

Idris Elba starred has performed the character of John Luther for over a decade (Image: BBC)

Daniel Craig made his ultimate outing as Bond in 2021’s No Time To Die (Image: MGM/Eon/Danjaq/UPI/Kobal/Shutterstock)

He continued: ‘The commencement level is the place we get to take that Luther character and elevate him to the large display screen with a wider spectrum of scale.

‘In case you’ve by no means seen an episode of Luther you may nonetheless be invited into the primary chapter of the movie sequence, I’m hoping that this film actually turns into my Bond, everybody talks about Bond however, for me, it’s Luther.’

Talking The i Newspaper just lately, Elba stated he wished to proceed making movies in Africa after his latest film Beast was shot there.

Elba is not any stranger to motion movies – right here he's in Pacific Rim (Image: Legendary Footage/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock)

He stated: ‘I’m actually eager on the event of Africa. My mother and father come from Africa and greater than anyplace on the planet, I really feel like that continent deserves some actual tender care and love and thought.’

‘Younger Africans view me as a frontrunner or a beacon. And I really feel like I may deliver one thing. So I’m eager to deliver what I’ve realized in media and amplify it in Africa,’ he added.

A deal has reportedly been signed in latest months to maintain the Bond movies in manufacturing till not less than 2037, but it surely appears Elba gained’t be part of them.

On the time, a supply claimed: ‘Followers and (producer) Barbara Broccoli wished Idris however he desires to create one thing for himself.’