The seemingly always busy and active Idris Elba will topline a new 2-part documentary that will see him travel the world looking at the history of motorcar racing. Currently titled Idris Elba: King Of Speed, the BBC2 doc series will highlight the colorful political, social and historical evolution of racing, from prohibition to the present. Southan Morris is producing and directing. Shooting is currently underway, but no specified airdate yet. It won't be the first time that Idris has fronted a documentary series for British TV. There was Channel 4's 2011 doc series How Hip Hop Changed The World, which was followed by the 2-hour doc, How...
- 8/22/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
No trailer that I coud find on Channel 4's website unfortunately; or it could be that it's only available for UK audiences; but here are the details... (at the bottom of this post, you'll find the first 3 1/2 minutes of 2011's How Hip Hop Changed The World, whose success influenced the production of this upcoming 2-hour doc, How Clubbing Changed the World. It may be a glimpse at what to expect with this sequel). Following the success of 2011's How Hip Hop Changed The World and featuring some of the biggest names in dance music, actor and international DJ Idris Elba returns to count down the defining moments of the greatest cultural phenomenon of our...
- 8/10/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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