The actor was the lead in the 2013 biopic about Nelson Mandela’s 27 years in prison

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Idris Elba details how he spent a night in prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role

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Idris Elba Karwai Tang/WireImage 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 spent the night in a prison cell on Robben Island, 12 km outside Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned from 1964 to 1982,” Elba, 52, wrote in a Sunday, January 26, article for The Sunday Times. He continued, “I’d …

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Idris Elba Spent 'A Night' in Prison Cell to Prepare to Play Nelson Mandela

Idris Elba revealed in an interview with the Sunday Times that he spent a night in prison on Robben Island in preparation for the 2013 biopic Mandela. In the institution where Nelson Mandela previously served part of his prison sentence, from 1964 to 1982. It was an incredible honor to be able to play this great man, and until that night I didn't really grasp the significance of more than 20 years of life being stolen from him. I had to convince…

Idris Elba a Sunday Timesnak adott interjúban elevenítette fel, hogy a 2013-as Mandela című életrajzi filmre készülve egy éjszakát a Robben-sziget börtönében töltött. Abban az intézményben, ahol korábban Nelson Mandela is töltötte börtönbüntetése egy részét, 1964 és 1982 között. Hihetetlen megtiszteltetés ért, hogy ezt a nagyszerű embert alakíthattam, és egészen addig az éjszakáig nem igazán fogtam fel annak jelentőségét, hogy több mint 20 évnyi…

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Idris Elba spent a night in a South African prison to get his credit

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 spent the night in a prison cell on Robben Island, 12 km outside Cape Town, where Mandela was imprisoned from 1964 to 1982,” Elba, 52, wrote in a Sunday, January 26, article for The Sunday Times. He continued, “I’d been given the incredible honour …

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Idris Elba details how he spent a night in a South African prison to ready for Nelson Mandela role

In preparation for his role as Nelson Mandela in the 2013 film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Idris Elba spent a night in a prison cell on Robben Island, the 52-year-old Elba told The Sunday Times. Mandela himself was held in a prison on the South African island from 1964 to 1982.

Ter voorbereiding van zijn rol als Nelson Mandela in de film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom uit 2013, bracht Idris Elba een nacht door in een gevangeniscel op Robbeneiland. Dat zegt de 52-jarige Elba in gesprek met The Sunday Times. Mandela zat zelf van 1964 tot 1982 vast in een gevangenis op het Zuid-Afrikaanse eiland.

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