Actor Idris Elba said that he felt Black men are not considered “sexy” by mainstream America, during a recent interview. Idris elaborated on the issue, saying that Black actors are typically casted much differently than actors of other races, HuffingtonPost.com reports: “Black men, we’re never called sexy. We’re called athletic, intense, we’re described as being […]

Idris Elba’s naked body has long been a dream of ours to see. And though we can’t see it in it’s entirety, Idris did post a shirtless picture of himself on Twitter yesterday. We’re wondering, though, was this pic posted by mistake? After sending it into the Twitterverse, he followed up with the message: “Dammmmm […]

LOS ANGELES- Laurence Fishburne, Taraji Henson and Idris Elba have all been nominated for Emmys this year. Fishburne for his role as Thurgood Marshall in the HBO movie, Thurgood, and Elba for his role as detective John Luther in the BBC series, “Luther.” Taraji P. Henson was nominated for her role as Tiffany Rubin in […]

The trailer for a new scripted series called Milk + Honey was released today and it looks promising. The series, which  stars, Idris Elba, Lance Gross & Debbie Allen, is only available on the web at present but is being shopped to television. The series follows four African-American women as they traverse spiritual, professional and romantic journeys […]

The 2011 Golden Globe nominations were just announced on NBC. Halle Berry and Idris Elba are both up for awards. Halle could win Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama for her role in “Frankie & Alice.”Idris is nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in […]

Idris Elba covers the August issue of Upscale magazine, where he talks being a sex symbol and his dating life. We love the photos, but would it kill him to smile a bit? On being a sex symbol Black men have never been sexy. We’re ‘sportsmen.’ We’re ‘intimidating.’ We’re not ‘good fathers.’ So we need […]

Idris Elba will have a recurring role on Showtime’s series “The Big C.” Idris will play a potential love interest for Laura Linney’s character.

2010 is the year of Idris Elba. His latest film, “The Losers,” raked in about $9.6 million this weekend. “Takers,” starring Elba alongside T.I., Chris Brown, and Michael Ealy is to be released this coming August. And “Legacy” has become an indie favorite, as it is an official selection of both the Tribeca Film Festival […]