Overview
- Elba said he ultimately plans to stop acting to focus on directing, making the remarks during a career Q&A at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
- He screened Dust To Dreams, a short he directed in Lagos that features Seal among the cast, marking his first directing work since 2018’s Yardie.
- He confirmed he “literally just finished” filming This Is How It Goes in Ghana for Apple, adapting Neil LaBute’s play with transposed racial dynamics and co-starring Charlie Cox and Wunmi Mosaku.
- He rejected audience rumors that he will be the next James Bond, saying the reports are not true.
- Despite the planned shift, he is expected to reprise John Luther, with a new film slated to begin production in February, as trade reports indicate.