Idris Elba is both a phenomenally talented and charismatic actor, as well as a recognizable star more than familiar and comfortable working in the realm of effects-heavy blockbusters. And yet, for some reason, no movie has managed to combine the two and give the 48 year-old a role in a big budget flick that he can actually sink his teeth into.
He did get the single greatest line in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, but that was by far the most memorable part of his contribution. Throughout five appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Heimdall, he wasn’t given a great deal to work with, he was relegated to the background in Prometheus, buried under makeup in Star Trek Beyond and did his best with a one-dimensional bad guy in Hobbs & Shaw, while The Dark Tower was just awful from the ground up.
James Gunn will be looking to...
He did get the single greatest line in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, but that was by far the most memorable part of his contribution. Throughout five appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Heimdall, he wasn’t given a great deal to work with, he was relegated to the background in Prometheus, buried under makeup in Star Trek Beyond and did his best with a one-dimensional bad guy in Hobbs & Shaw, while The Dark Tower was just awful from the ground up.
James Gunn will be looking to...
- 12/7/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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