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Idris Elba Spent 'A Night' in Prison Cell to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
Idris Elba recalled how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’
Elba explained that the place “holds a lot of bad memories” and is “definitely haunted,” adding that he “heard strange noises throughout the night” even though he was “the only person there.” Idris Elba took a trip down memory lane during the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards and recalled a hilarious story involving Robert De Niro. The biopic chronicled Mandela’s life journey, including spending 27 years in prison before serving as the first Black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
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