{"id":66537,"date":"2013-08-20T23:18:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T23:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/08\/20\/idris-elba-lands-lead-role-in-cary-fukunagas-beasts-of-no-nation\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:05:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:05:10","slug":"idris-elba-lands-lead-role-in-cary-fukunagas-beasts-of-no-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/idris-elba-lands-lead-role-in-cary-fukunagas-beasts-of-no-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba Lands Lead Role In Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Idris Elba Lands Lead Role In Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

August 20, 2013<\/p>\n

Source: Deadline<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Red Crown Productions has set Idris Elba<\/strong> to star and Cary Fukunaga<\/strong> to direct Beasts of No Nation<\/strong>, an adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala<\/strong>\u2019s bestselling novel. The story follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who, when civil war engulfs his West African country is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters. Not only must Agu face the death of his father and disappearance of his mother and sister, but must also join a life of violence and brutality. Agu befriends a mute boy named Strika and together they face the crimes and hardships of war. Elba will play the lead role of Commander and he will serve in a producing capacity as well.<\/p>\n

Elba joins Red Crown Productions\u2019 Daniela Taplin Lundberg<\/strong> and Riva Marker<\/strong>, Parliament Of Owls\u2019 Cary Fukunaga<\/strong> and Primary Productions principal Amy Kaufman<\/strong> as producers on the film. Daniel Crown<\/strong> and Bill Benenson<\/strong> will serve as executive producers. Red Crown is funding the film.<\/p>\n

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Beasts Of No Nation was packaged by WME Global, which arranged the financing and will make the domestic deal. IM Global\u2019s specialty label Acclaim will make international sales at the Toronto Film Festival. Fukunaga has helmed Jane Eyre and Sin Nombre and is currently helming the HBO series True Detective. Elba is really hitting stride. He reprises his title role in a new season of Neil Cross\u2019s celebrated detective series Luther, which premieres on BBC America in September, and he plays Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, which The Weinstein Company releases in November. He\u2019s coming off the Guillermo del Toro-directed Pacific Rim, which is approaching the $400 million mark in worldwide gross.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fell in love with Iweala\u2019s powerful narrative and Idris and Cary are a tremendous pairing,\u201d <\/strong>said Red Crown Productions partner Lundberg.<\/p>\n

Said Fukunaga: \u201cThis project has been seven years in the making, so to say I\u2019m excited to start shooting this \u2014 and with Idris Elba as lead \u2014 would be me trying to play it cool. Red Crown has real moxie standing behind this story.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Elba and Fukunaga are repped by WME and managed by Anonymous Content. Elba is also with Headshell Management and Roger Charteris at UK-based Ken McReddie. Fred Toczek is his attorney while Fukunaga\u2019s attorney is Michael Adler.<\/p>\n

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