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Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis review – vital viewing from Hackney’s A-list crusader

Elba is at his magnetic best in this fantastic documentary: challenging racist myths, comforting victims’ families and packing in more nuance than you’d think possible. He’s like a supernatural force

The Guardian - UK

Idris Elba proposes dulling kitchen knives to curb stabbing deaths

There were more 50,000 serious knife crime offences recorded in England in the year ending June 2024

The Independent UK

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis on BBC One review: a fearless look at a harrowing subject

4/5 There are no easy answers here: but Elba tackles the issue with thoughtfulness and grace

Evening Standard

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Idris Elba suggests removing kitchen knife points to combat violent crime

The actor has suggested that more can be done to help combat the UK’s knife crime crisis

Evening Standard

TV tonight: Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter go head to head as Walden and Thatcher

James Graham’s new drama recreates their famous last interview. Plus: Idris Elba’s urgent campaign to stop knife crime. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Idris Elba says young people in British gangs are ‘not big and scary’

Idris Elba: A Year Of Knife Crime is due to be released on BBC One and iPlayer in early 2025.

Evening Standard

Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role

The actor was the lead in the 2013 biopic about Nelson Mandela’s 27 years in prison

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Hijack season 2 has started filming, here’s what we know so far about Idris Elba’s plane thriller

The high-octane Apple TV+ series was renewed for a second season in January

The Independent UK

From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elites?

Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following century, it became a truly cosmopolitan port city as people from across western Africa and the Americas made it their home.

The Conversation

Here's when 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' is coming to streaming

Here's our best guess when you can stream "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" at home on Paramount Plus.

Tom’s Guide

Paul McCartney working on new solo album

Sir Paul McCartney has teased a new solo album that could be released in 2025.

BANG Premier

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 ‘in the works at Paramount’

As 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' hits cinemas, Paramount Pictures is reportedly working on a fourth film in the animated franchise.

BANG Premier

Disclaimer, Bad Sisters and Slow Horses: The best TV to watch on Apple TV+ over Christmas

With so much on offer, picking something to binge-watch over Christmas can present a challenge. Here’s our Apple TV+ recommendations to hopefully make your Christmas viewing easier

Evening Standard

Idris Elba was so dedicated to voicing Knuckles for Sonic 3, he recorded the lines while wearing Knuckles gloves

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 hits theaters this week

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Idris Elba to launch run of festive episodes for CBeebies Bedtime Stories

Singers Perrie Edwards and Kylie Minogue return to the show to read from Christmas-themed books.

PC Gamer

Idris Elba would love to do a live-action Cyberpunk movie with Keanu Reeves: 'Let's speak that into existence'

I'd watch it.

Evening Standard

Idris Elba says work to tackle youth violence is ‘moving in the right direction’

To celebrate the progress made this year, Elba has opened a Christmas pop-up in central London with his initiative Don’t Stop Your Future (DSYF).

Total Film

Sonic stars in his own surprise Christmas special, and even Keanu Reeves' Shadow can't ruin the festive fun

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Total Film

Sonic 3 stars Keanu Reeves and Idris Elba want to make a Shadow and Knuckles spin-off show – and they already have a fun title in mind

A dream team

The Independent UK

Daniel Craig says he didn’t play gay role during Bond run because it would ‘look reactionary’

Craig portrays a gay character in the new film ‘Queer’

Evening Standard

We need to talk about Jacob Elordi’s beard

It’s not the best look, but there’s still hope: here are the celebs who’ve pulled it off

Inverse

39 Years Later, Idris Elba Might Reboot an Underrated Action Hero

The right man, for the right job. Here's why Idris Elba joining 'Masters of the Universe' is a great sign.

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Idris Elba to join Masters of the Universe cast

Idris Elba is set to play Duncan, Man-At-Arms in the upcoming 'Masters of the Universe' movie.

Evening Standard

Maya Jama: 'I like to think women relate to the fact my life has not been perfect'

The star, recently named on the Standard 100 list of top people shaping the capital in 2024, talks about the dark side of fame, her big ambitions and why she won’t stay in her lane

Radio France Internationale

African cinema takes to global stage with diverse storytelling

As African cinema is taking centre stage at festivals around the world, filmmakers and curators reflect on the future of the film industry and creativity on the continent.

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