John Ridley is continuing his quest to energize the landscape of television with socially relevant stories that don’t sugarcoat the consequences that erupt from careless negligence.
The American Crime creator is collaborating with Golden Globe winner Idris Elba on a limited series – Guerrilla – that will air on Showtime in the U.S. and on Sky Atlantic in the U.K.
British actor and mandated heartthrob is proving once again why he is irresistibly perfect and would make the perfect compliment to all our secret desires.
The 43-year-old who we are certain will utter the words “James Bond” before the world ends, was just awarded the OBE – one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on an Englishman.
Idris Elba and his mother
The 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday – in typical fashion – since it is of course, the day before the Oscars.
Los Angeles was sunny and bright and comfortably warm as the stars of the big screen gathered to celebrate the bold, the talented and the diverse.
Idris Elba and Abraham Attah
For better or worse – #OscarsSoWhite has become the anthem for this year’s awards season due to the realization that just like the year before – the pool of nominees in the major categories are all white – except for a handful of talent.
Idris Elba may have been deprived of Oscar glory – but so far the British actor isn’t sulking in a corner with bitterness and regret.
Idris Elba
The 22nd annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place Saturday night – honoring the brightest stars in film and television.
The awards circuit has been dominated by the effects of #OscarsSoWhite ever since the nominations that were announced a couple of weeks ago – revealed a roster of all-white nominees.
Idris Elba
British actor Idris Elba is certainly putting his words into action when it comes to lending his expertise to help revamp the deplorable state of affairs when it comes to people of color being given equal opportunity as their white counterparts to work in front and behind the camera in television and beyond.
The 21st Annual Critics Choice Awards nominations were announced on Monday – and by tradition both film and television are represented accordingly.
Mad Max: Fury Road managed to garner the most nominations with 13 total while FX’s hit show Fargo walked away with an impressive 8 noms.
The nominations for the 73rd annual Golden Globe were announced on Thursday morning and it is clear that streaming giant Nextflix is doing something right after garnering an impressive number of salutes in key categories including a nod to veteran actress and comedian, Lily Tomlin for her hilariously affecting turn on the hit show Grace and Frankie
Uzo Aduba continued her good luck streak by securing another nomination for her role in Orange Is The New Black.