Hollywood actor, Idris Elba, is set to release an album as a tribute to Nelson Mandela in 2014.
The British actor of Ghanaian and Sierra Leonean descent has written a love letter to Nelson Mandela through his musical work.
According to reports, the actor titled the album Mi Mandela, and it was done in collaboration with South African musical greats.
Idris plays the former South Africa president and human rights icon in the movie titled Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a movie based on the late Mandela’s autobiography of the same name. It chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President of South Africa.
Naomi Harris (Skyfall) stars as Winnie Mandela. The film was directed by Justin Chadwick.
Elba disclosed that he is really proud of the album and would wait until the film has died down, so it doesn’t get muddled up. He, however, disclosed that he would release it in the New Year.
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Idris Elba’s tribute to Nelson Mandela
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Idris Elba to star in Nigerian film
AFRICAN Hollywood actor and hero of Sometimes in April, a film on Rwandan genoside, Idris Elba, has been billed to star in an adaptation of Uzodinma Iweala’s bestselling novel; Beasts of No Nation.
Elba is really hitting stride, reprising his title role in a new season of Neil Cross’s celebrated
detective series Luther, which premieres on BBC America next month, and playing Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, which The Weinstein Company releases in November. He’s coming off the Guillermo del Toro-directed Pacific Rim, which is approaching the $400 million mark in worldwide gross.
A Red Crown Productions, his new outing; Beasts of No Nation which stars other top-rated actors is being directed by Cary Fukunaga.
The story follows the journey of a young boy, Agu, who, when civil war engulfs his West African country is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters. Not only must Agu face the death of his father and disappearance of his mother and sister, but must also join a life of violence and brutality. Agu befriends a mute boy named Strika and together they face the crimes and hardships of war. Elba will play the lead role of Commander and he will serve in a producing capacity as well.
Elba joins Red Crown Productions’ Daniela Taplin Lundberg and Riva Marker, Parliament of Owls’ Cary Fukunaga and Primary Productions principal Amy Kaufman as producers on the film. Daniel Crown and Bill Benenson will serve as executive producers. Red Crown is funding the film.
Beasts of No Nation was packaged by WME Global, which arranged the financing and will make the domestic deal. IM Global’s specialty label Acclaim will make international sales at the Toronto Film Festival.
“We fell in love with Iweala’s powerful narrative and Idris and Cary are a tremendous pairing,” said Red Crown Productions partner Lundberg. And according to Fukunaga: “This project has been seven years in the making, so to say I’m excited to start shooting this and with Idris Elba as lead would be me trying to play it cool. Red Crown has real moxie standing behind this story.”
Both Elba and Fukunaga are repped by WME and managed by Anonymous Content. Elba is also with Headshell Management and Roger Charteris at UK-based Ken McReddie. Fred Toczek is his attorney while Fukunaga’s attorney is Michael Adler.