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Idris Elba has never watched 'The Wire'

GamesRadar on MSN · 21h

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 being surveilled in the police operation that gives the all-time-great show its name.

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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 crime journalist Simon’s reporting across Baltimore. Simon was familiar with the real Stringer, who did in fact exit the drug world.

Entertainment Weekly on MSN · 1d

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 of his departure from the show, the actor admits he was less than thrilled.

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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 ...

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‘Heads of State’ review: John Cena and Idris Elba team up for more action, less politics

Idris Elba and John Cena join forces as an odd couple of national leaders trying to evade the private army of a Russian arms ...

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Idris Elba Opens Up About the Challenges of Aging: 'Our Bodies Fail Us' in Our 50s

Idris Elba is getting real about some of the challenges of aging. The Heads of State actor, 52, opened up to Amy Poehler on ...

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