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Idris Elba Says He’ll Shift to Directing as Ghana-Shot Apple Feature Wraps

At the Red Sea Film Festival, he outlined Africa-focused directing plans centered on a newly wrapped Ghana feature plus a Lagos short.

Overview

  • Elba told a festival Q&A he intends to stop acting eventually and work as a full-time director.
  • He screened Dust To Dreams, a Lagos-shot short he directed that features Seal, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Constance Olatunde.
  • The Apple Originals feature This Is How It Goes has just finished production in Ghana, with Elba directing and co-starring alongside Wunmi Mosaku and Charlie Cox.
  • Elba said he acquired Neil LaBute’s play and reworked the story’s racial dynamic for his adaptation.
  • He dismissed James Bond casting rumors, while trade reports indicate a new Luther film is slated to begin shooting in February.