Overview
- At a Red Sea International Film Festival Q&A, Elba said he eventually wants to stop acting to become a full-time director.
- He screened Dust To Dreams, his Lagos-shot short featuring Seal and Nse Ikpe-Etim, marking his second outing behind the camera.
- Elba confirmed he just wrapped directing Apple’s This Is How It Goes in Ghana, adapting Neil LaBute’s play with transposed racial dynamics and starring Charlie Cox and Wunmi Mosaku alongside himself.
- He tied his move to building Africa’s screen industries, citing work on policy areas like copyright, licensing and tax incentives, and said he is considering studying human science to bolster his impact.
- Near term, he remains on screen with a new Luther film slated to begin filming in February and Apple TV’s Hijack season 2 set for Jan. 14, and he again denied rumors that he will be the next James Bond.