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Idris Elba Spent 'A Night' in Prison Cell to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. "In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I ...
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Idris Elba Recalls Spending ‘A Night’ in South African Prison to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
“In 2013, when I was preparing to play Nelson Mandela in the film Long Walk to Freedom, I spent the night in a prison cell on Robben Island, 12 km outside Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned ...
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Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role
Idris Elba has opened up about spending a night in prison to prepare for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. During a recent interview with The Sunday Times ...
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Idris Elba Recalls Spending ‘A Night’ in South African Prison to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela
Idris Elba is recalling how he prepared to play Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela ... to portray this great man and up until that night, I hadn’t quite grasped the significance of having ...
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Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role
Elba said that before filming started, he “spent the night” in a prison cell on Robben Island, which is the same prison Mandela was in from 1964 to 1982. “I’d been given the incredible ...