I am of the cemented opinion that Idris Elba can do no wrong. The man is a dramatic leviathan having made his name as Luther, Heimdall and Nelson Mandela. For a while now, Elba has expressed a desire to take on more comedic work. Combine this with Elba being an established DJ and singer and his new Netflix show has …

Prepare for some raucous humour as Idris Elba goes from a wannabe DJ to playing Nanny, in the hopes that it could somehow resurrect his music career.

The brilliant team up of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham are back in Hobbs & Shaw, and we get our first look at the Fast and Furious spinoff today! Take a good look though, as the men won't be in any other F&F movies any time soon.

As evidenced by this trailer the fifth series in the BBC's superb crime drama Luther is nearly upon us. When the moonless shadows of London give birth to a new nightmare, DCI John Luther is once more called to immerse himself in the deepest depths of human depravity. While the monstrous and seemingly indiscriminate killings become ever more audacious and public, Luther and new recruit DS Catherine Halliday are confounded by a complex tangle of leads and misdirection that seems designed to protect an untouchable corruption.

With Elba apparently very much out of the running, who would you want as the next Bond?

For years now, Idris Elba has constantly found himself at the top of fancasting lists as to who could play the next James Bond after Daniel Craig ends his tenure next year. However, a recent report seemed to indicate that things had progressed a bit further than just fan wishes. Except, that report was apparently all made up.

Tomorrow, 18 July 2018, will mark what would have been the 100th birthday of the father of our Rainbow Nation, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. And to celebrate the centenary of Tata Madiba, producer Anant Singh is teaming up with DStv for a unique pop-up channel, led by a new extended 4-part miniseries version of 2013's Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom.

Despite being just a year away, we don't know much about Hobbs and Shaw, the upcoming Fast and Furious spinoff focusing on Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham's titular breakout characters. However, now we know who these odd-couple ass-kickers will need to team up against: Idris Elba.