Idris Elba Source Cover

In the May 2011 issue The Source takes a dramatic turn as the Gods go crazy and we feature international English actor Idris Elba on the cover as he discusses his most controversial movie role, the all-seeing, all-hearing Norse god Heimdall in the new Spring blockbuster film Thor. Interviewed by Miles Marshall Lewis, Elba addresses the controversy caused by his character’s race, producing for Jay-Z and his evolution as a thespian––from a drug kingpin on HBO’s The Wire to a god in Thor.

Source: Your career has exhibited some serious range with the characters you’ve played

Idris: “I’ve challenged my audience. I’ve taken them from being a drug lord to a preacher to married to Beyonce to American Gangster...versatility is the key to success”.

-Source Mag

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