Quiveration Idris Elba & Colin Farrell: Best MET Men Idris we were expecting. It was always going to be good. We just didn’t know how good. And it was more than good, it was delicious. Idris Elba in Tom Ford. Tails. For the first time. WHY DID IT TAKE OVER 40 YEARS FOR SOMEONE TO PUT IDRIS ELBA By Lainey • May 03, 2016 01:21 pm
MET Gala 2016 Idris’s first MET Gala If he’s been there before I can’t find any pictures. Check out Idris Elba last night in New York at Anna Wintour’s for a pre-MET Gala dinner. As you know, he’s co-chairing with Anna and Taylor Swift. For the first time ever, E! will be broadcasting By Lainey • May 02, 2016 09:33 am
Top Reads Idris’s 5 minutes on Bond Idris Elba is tired of talking about being James Bond. I’m tired of writing about it. But he covers the new issue if UK Esquire and, well, they talk about Bond. And he’s willing to. Sort of. The question comes up because he wants to know from the By Lainey • Apr 01, 2016 10:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Alpha Idris Second time I’ve used “Alpha” in a title today. This one doesn’t seem so… hilarious, does it? The Jungle Book is due out April 15th. And as Sarah has previously written, it looks amazing. Shere Khan, the imposing tiger boss, is voiced by Idris Elba. He was out By Lainey • Mar 23, 2016 03:21 pm
Quiveration Idris Elba: purple and “proppa” Idris Elba was photographed at Heathrow yesterday just 3 days after being awarded the Order of the British Empire. It was a big day for him and his family, obviously. And I love the colour selection for the occasion: Purple. It’s the colour of royalty, non? I mean, sh-t, By Lainey • Mar 15, 2016 01:37 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey win The Dark Tower lottery Stephen King’s Gunslinger series—which spans books, short stories, and comic books—is finally coming to the big screen after a long and convoluted development process that saw it pass through JJ Abrams and Ron Howard, who wanted to do a film franchise/TV series combo to tell the By Sarah • Mar 01, 2016 03:06 pm
Quiveration Idris for the holiday It’s President’s Day in the United States so a lot of people have the day off. Where I live, it’s Family Day, a provincial holiday, so I don’t have the day off because our show services the entire country. I don’t actually have another day By Lainey • Feb 15, 2016 04:22 pm
Break Ups Idris is single? Idris Elba did not attend the Golden Globes this year. Two years ago, however, he was there with Naiyana Garth and she was pregnant with their son. Idris took his daughter Isan to the SAGs a couple of weeks ago. And I guess that tipped off the UK tabloids because By Lainey • Feb 10, 2016 03:15 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Forget Revenant Bear, now we have Bill Murray Bear And isn’t that the best of all fake computer movie bears? A new trailer for Jon Favreau’s update of The Jungle Book was released as part of the Super Bowl Trailer Apocalypse, and goddamn this movie looks gorgeous. Watch the new trailer and keep in mind two things: By Sarah • Feb 09, 2016 12:36 pm
TV Updates Idris Elba: “Welcome to diverse TV” Idris Elba won twice at the SAG Awards on Saturday, first for his performance in Beasts Of No Nation and then for his performance in Luther. He was also nominated, alongside his Beasts Of No Nation co-star Abraham Attah, for Best Ensemble. And while they were presenting the film together, By Lainey • Feb 01, 2016 07:31 am
Idris Elba Intro for January 20, 2016 Dear Gossips, It’s been six days since the Oscar nominations were announced and every day criticism of the Academy’s pattern of exclusion continues to grow as more and more actors are speaking up and out against the lack of diversity represented on the supposed list of what was By Lainey • Jan 20, 2016 08:19 am
Maple Leaf The all-white Oscars …again Idris Elba was Netflix’s best chance at an Oscar nomination for Beasts Of No Nation. But the Academy isn’t ready yet for Netflix to come and f-ck up the order of the film industry. He was left off the list of Best Supporting Actors. When Straight Outta Compton By Lainey • Jan 14, 2016 10:04 am
Golden Globes 2016 Intro for January 11, 2016 Dear Gossips, On the one hand, at the 2016 Golden Globes last night, it was all about The Revenant. These were the key words to the film: struggle, survival, the human spirit, and I think Leo threw “trust” in there too. Team Revenant was struggling, surviving, trusting, and embracing the By Lainey • Jan 11, 2016 01:08 am
Quiveration Double Idris I love it when I need to write about someone and they oblige me with new photos. Idris Elba was nominated for two Golden Globe awards this morning. And here he is looking FINE in blue leather today in London. So this post satisfies both the people who care about By Lainey • Dec 10, 2015 11:52 am
Idris Elba Idris's big sign Idris Elba. His line for Superdry. So they named the store after him, temporarily. But still. I'm a monogram whore. I want my name all over everything. So to me this is badass. Today I opened with Sly Stallone and how the success of Creed might result in By Lainey • Nov 27, 2015 03:41 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Yes, Idris is sexy Idris Elba is in New York. Check him out, fine as f-ck, walking around in a red beanie yesterday. Earlier this week, Idris, Abraham Attah, and Cary Fukunaga were promoting Beasts Of No Nation at TimesTalks. Netflix is doing whatever they can to make these nominations happen. What didn’t By Lainey • Nov 19, 2015 02:05 pm
