Idris Elba plays the commandant in “Beasts of No Nation,” a drama directed by Cary Fukunaga about child soldiers in West Africa, which Netflix released in October. Elba spoke to Variety about the future of smaller movies, James Bond, diversity in Hollywood and why he still loves DVDs.
You’ve said you were drawn to this story because it wasn’t just a movie about Africa. It’s about specific people.
It makes you think, “Wow, this could happen to me or my child.” It doesn’t feel like it’s a million miles away. It doesn’t feel like this is just a problem for Africa. It feels like children are susceptible to being led down the river — whether it’s Isis, whether it’s any sort of organization that is using youth culture to strengthen their ideas. Children are vulnerable.
The star of the film is a young...
You’ve said you were drawn to this story because it wasn’t just a movie about Africa. It’s about specific people.
It makes you think, “Wow, this could happen to me or my child.” It doesn’t feel like it’s a million miles away. It doesn’t feel like this is just a problem for Africa. It feels like children are susceptible to being led down the river — whether it’s Isis, whether it’s any sort of organization that is using youth culture to strengthen their ideas. Children are vulnerable.
The star of the film is a young...
- 11/24/2015
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety - Film News
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