Idris Elba open casting in Haggerston ‘shut down’ after huge crowds turn up
Police called after hundreds gathered outside Whitmore Community Centre last night to audition for upcoming film set in Hackney
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Idris Elba scours Hackney for paid extras to appear in new film
The picture will centre on the borough’s African Caribbean community in the eighties
‘On me head son!’: Idris Elba overjoyed at OBE award
The Queen has honoured the Hackney-born actor in the New Years Honours list
Prometheus 3D – review
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus brings sci-fi lovers the prequel to his classic Alien
From Hackney to Hollywood: Idris Elba wins Golden Globe 2012
Hackney-born actor Idris Elba wins Golden Globe for his role in BBC series Luther