Idris Elba is hopeful for more adventures as the no-nonsense detectiveLutherfollowing the release of the Netflix movie,Luther: The Fallen Sun. Speaking withCollider, Elba revealed thatLuther: The Fallen Sun, the long-awaited feature-length return of DCI John Luther, was a major success for the streaming platform, with the actor now eager to make moreLuthermovies.
“Yeah, it did really well. Luther ended up being one of the top five most streamed films on Netflix, which is an incredible achievement, since it was the first film from the television show. I’m hoping to make another one. I love Luther. I love that character, and I love where I can possibly take him, as a story and as a character. So, yeah, keep your fingers crossed.”
Released back in March,Luther: The Fallen Sunis the epic continuation of the award-winning television saga, which first began in 2010 and ran for five intense seasons. Reimagined for film,Luther: The Fallen Sunbegins with a gruesome serial killer terrorizing London, and all while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther (Idris Elba) sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job. And, this being DCI John Luther, that job will be finished by any means necessary.
Luthercreator Neil Cross returns to writeLuther: The Fallen Sun, with Jamie Payne, who directed several episodes ofLutherSeason 5, at the helm. Led by Idris Elba,Luther: The Fallen Sunalso stars Andy Serkis, Cynthia Erivo, Dermot Crowley, Jess Liaudin, Lauryn Ajufo, and Natasha Patel. TheLuthermovie was met with mostly positive reviews from critics which, combined with the viewership success, should give Elba his wish of bringing Luther back for many more dark and disturbing escapades.
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Idris Elba Wants Luther to Be His James Bond
Elba has big plans forLuther, with the actor stating previously that he would love to see the characterbecome hisJames Bond. “I reference Bond as a template for the type of film we’re going for. John is a leading character in a film that he’s the hero of,” he explained. “That’s the comparison I’m making. Some films do them well – Bond is one of them. But my ambition for it is to have that sort of scale, that reverence. I want people to be like: ‘Ooh! Luther, the first film? Wicked.’ And to continue that. And then maybe later down the line, when I’m too old, someone else will step in to play John.”
Aside fromLuther, Idris Elba can currently be seen leading thecritically acclaimed Apple TV+ seriesHijack, which finds the actor starring as Sam, a talented business negotiator, who must use his skills to broker a peaceful end to a hijacking of a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London.
Starring Neil Maskell, Eve Myles, Christine Adams, Max Beesley, Archie Panjabi, Ben Miles, and Kate Phillips alongside Elba,Hijackis now available to stream on Apple TV+.
