{"id":61976,"date":"2011-12-09T12:02:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T12:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2011\/12\/09\/idris-elba-slated-to-play-nelson-mandela\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:16:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:16:19","slug":"idris-elba-slated-to-play-nelson-mandela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/idris-elba-slated-to-play-nelson-mandela\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba Slated To Play Nelson Mandela"},"content":{"rendered":"

Idris Elba Slated To Play Nelson Mandela<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

December 9, 2011<\/p>\n

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According to Flickering Myth<\/a>, British actor Idris Elba<\/strong> is in talks to play the role of former South African leader Nelson Mandela<\/strong> in an \u201cofficial\u201d biopic of the man, to start filming sometime next year.<\/p>\n

No other details have been discussed at this point.<\/p>\n

Elba, known for his TV role as Stringer Bell on HBO’s ‘The Wire’<\/strong> and the BBC\u2019s detective series ‘Luther,’ <\/strong>was last seen as Heimdall, a Norse God character in ‘Thor.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elba will next be seen in the superhero sequel ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,’<\/a><\/strong> with his other upcoming releases including Ridley Scott\u2019s Alien prequel, ‘Prometheus,’ <\/strong>and Guillermo del Toro\u2019s ‘Pacific Rim.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

The story of Nelson Mandela has been played on the big and small screen by several actors including Morgan Freeman<\/strong>, who was Oscar nominated for the role in ‘Invictus.’<\/strong> Most recently, Terrence Howard<\/strong> played Mandela in ‘Winnie,’<\/a><\/strong> starring Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson<\/strong> as Winnie Mandela. That film has yet to be picked up for distribution.<\/p>\n

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