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Idris Elba had reservations about Stringer Bell's fate on “The Wire”: 'I was a little bit against some of that'
After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word ...
Idris Elba Was at First ‘Against’ How His ‘The Wire’ Character Died, but Realized It Made a ‘Political Point’
The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former ...
Idris Elba Says He 'Didn't Watch' His Breakout Project “The Wire”: 'I Feel Bad'
Idris Elba may have made a mark with his role on The Wire, but that doesn’t mean he watched the show. The 52-year-old English ...
Despite playing one of TV's most iconic villains, Idris Elba reveals why he will never watch The Wire: "It's weird for me to go back and watch it"
Elba played erudite but cold-hearted gangster Stringer Bell in three seasons of The Wire, one of the leaders of the drug ring ...
“The Wire” alum Idris Elba admits he's never watched the show — and refuses to try: 'It's weird for me'
Poehler, very much a member of the show's fan club, identified The Wire as "a series that changed my life" and revealed that ...
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Why Idris Elba refuses to revisit his past in ‘The Wire’
Idris Elba has insisted he will never watch “The Wire.” The critically acclaimed series is often ranked among the greatest ...
Idris Elba reveals why he's never watched The Wire and never will
Idris Elba has insisted he will never watch The Wire. The 52-year-old actor had his breakout US role was criminal Russell ...
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Idris Elba explains why he can never watch his iconic project ‘The Wire’
Series creator David Simon stated that Stringer's death wasn't personal but rather "to make a political point." ...
Idris Elba says he has never watched ‘The Wire’ and never will
Idris Elba confessed that he has never seen a single episode of the HBO hit that made him a household name, and he has no intention of watching it now.