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  • ‘I’m back’: Idris Elba starts filming for movie version of BBC series ‘Luther’

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: British star Idris Elba has finally started shooting for the film version of his hit BBC series “Luther”. Touted as “an epic continuation of the ‘Luther’ saga”, the Netflix movie will see Elba reprising his role of DCI John Luther.

    The BBC show ended its five-season run in 2019 and since then, Elba has been teasing the possibility of a film version, which was finally green lit earlier this year. Elba shared took to Instagram and shared a sneak peek from the movie set. “Oi…I’m back!” he wrote in the caption.

    Jamie Payne of “The Alienist” fame is directing the feature film from a script penned by series creator and writer Neil Cross. The cast also includes actors Andy Serkis and Cynthia Erivo. Netflix is producing the film in association with the BBC.

    Elba and Cross are also producing along with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready for Chernin Entertainment.

  • Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis join ‘Luther’ movie for Netflix

    By IANS

    LOS ANGELES: Actors Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis will star alongside Idris Elba in the Netflix feature film instalment of ‘Luther’, continuing the story of the acclaimed crime series.

    Netflix is making the feature in association with the BBC, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

    Neil Cross, who created and wrote the series, penned the script. Jamie Payne, who directed the last season that consisted of four episodes is helming the feature that begins shooting in November.

    ‘Luther’ centres on Detective Chief Inspector John Luther, a brilliant London officer so obsessed with his work that he is willing to go down the darkest of paths and break the stringiest of rules.

    In the movie’s story, which is the continuation of the ‘Luther’ saga, Luther will have to contend with a double threat.

    Erivo is playing a detective who is also Luther’s nemesis while Serkis is the story’s criminal villain.

    Cross and Elba are producing along with Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and David Ready of Chernin Entertainment.

    The latter has a deal with Netflix and the streamer released Chernin’s ‘Fear Street’ Trilogy this summer and next has the big-budget Jason Momoa fantasy, ‘Slumberland’.