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Idris Elba

October 10, 2011: Idris Elba attends the UK film premiere of 'Demons Never Die' held at the Odeon West End in London. Mandatory Credit: INFevents.com

First look: Idris Elba as Mandela

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theGRIO REPORT - Idris Elba is poised to make a big splash at the movies this year....
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'White House Down' (June 28): Following this blockbuster lead role in 'Django Unchained,' Jamie Foxx plays the president opposite Channing Tatum in this action thriller. Can he hold a candle to Obama? We'll see. (Photo courtesy of Iron Horse Entertainment)

Jamie! Will! Denzel! Must-see summer movies

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Superheroes, A-list-stars and big budget special effects are headed to a theater near you this season...
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Idris Elba in 'Pacific Rim' (Image courtesy of Warner Bros)

WATCH: 'Pacific Rim' official trailer

Lilly Workneh
VIDEO - Actor Idris Elba returns in an action-packed movie this summer, 'Pacific Rim'...
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Actor Idris Elba arrives for a State Dinner in honor of British Prime Minister David Cameron at the White House on March 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Cameron is on a three day official visit to Washington. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Idris Elba says his upcoming Mandela biopic is 'hands down the best'

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - While Nelson Mandela’s recent hospitalization has been garnering headlines, actor Idris Elba plans on making his own after announcing that he will be portraying the South African leader in an upcoming biopic...
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L-R Actor Idris Elba who plays Stringer Bell in The Wire and Chicago bank robber
(Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

'Stringer Bell Bandit' arrested

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - Chicago police have arrested and charged Kenneth Anderson, 46, for robbing and attempting to rob 11 banks in the city's downtown Loop since October, according to the Chicago Tribune...
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Daniel Craig, Naomie Harris and Javier Bardem attend the 'Skyfall' photocall premiere at Santa Ana Square on October 29, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Eduardo Parra/Getty Images)

Naomie Harris talks breakout 007 role

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - 'Skyfall' star Naomie Harris opened up about her role as a Bond girl during an interview with theGrio and said that she didn't...
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Idris Elba in 'Lovers of the Light'

Idris Elba directs and stars in new music video

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
VIDEO - Elba manages to keep the video visually light, airy and filled with images of nature. Yet there are also dark and heavy feeling of loss and fragility...
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This film image released by Summit Entertainment shows Tyler Perry in the title role during a scene from "Alex Cross." (AP Photo/Summit Entertainment)

Is 'Madea' a drag on 'Alex Cross'?

Adam Howard
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry has become a multimedia mogul on the strength of his most famous characterization but it has become a double-edged sword...
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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje attends the exclusive Filmmakers Dinner during the Cannes International Film Festival hosted by Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen in partnership with Finch's Quarterly Review at the famous Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 21, 2012 in Cap d'Antibes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for IWC)

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje lands villain role in 'Thor' sequel

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It looks like the sequel to Marvel's blockbuster comic book movie Thor just got a little more colorful...
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Kerry Washington (L) and TV host Jimmy Kimmel speak onstage during the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations held at the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre on July 19, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Emmy nominations: Black actors both honored and snubbed

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - the 2012 Emmy nominations are in, and this year a few of our favorite black actors have a reason to celebrate....
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