By Christopher John Farley
Idris Elba is having a great weekend.
The British actor, known for his work in ?Luther? and ?The Wire,? is currently battling alien monsters in ?Pacific Rim? and can also be seen playing Nelson Mandela in the just-released teaser trailer for ?Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.?
The biopic about the South African leader comes at a sad time as the real Mandela struggles with health issues. Elba seems uniquely prepared to play the role of the South African freedom fighter. The scene in ?Pacific Rim? in which he rallies human fighters against the invading alien monsters??Today we are cancelling the apocalypse!??can be viewed as a sci-fi warmup for this more serious role in ?Mandela.? Yes, ?Pacific Rim? is just a fantasy film. But didn?t Mandela?s victorious battle against apartheid begin as a dream as well?
Watch the teaser for ?Mandela.?
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