First look: Idris Elba as Mandela
theGRIO REPORT - Idris Elba is poised to make a big splash at the movies this year....
Jamie! Will! Denzel! Must-see summer movies
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Superheroes, A-list-stars and big budget special effects are headed to a theater near you this season...
WATCH: 'Pacific Rim' official trailer
VIDEO - Actor Idris Elba returns in an action-packed movie this summer, 'Pacific Rim'...
Idris Elba says his upcoming Mandela biopic is 'hands down the best'
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...
'Stringer Bell Bandit' arrested
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...
Naomie Harris talks breakout 007 role
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...
Idris Elba directs and stars in new music video
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...
Is 'Madea' a drag on 'Alex Cross'?
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...
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje lands villain role in 'Thor' sequel
It looks like the sequel to Marvel's blockbuster comic book movie Thor just got a little more colorful...
Emmy nominations: Black actors both honored and snubbed
theGRIO REPORT - the 2012 Emmy nominations are in, and this year a few of our favorite black actors have a reason to celebrate....
