Straight Outta Compton was a staggering success in this weekend’s box office, leaving all other titles in the dust. The film pulled in over $56 million, pushing Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation to the number two spot in its third week in theaters with $17 million. From Box Office Mojo: If [Straight Outta Compton] has a […]

Idris Elba just made history as the first man to cover Maxim solo for the magazine's September issue.

Idris Elba has landed himself another major movie role, and this time, he’s taking things into outer space. The Mandela actor has been cast for the new, upcoming Star Trek Beyond film, and it was announced through an unconventional promo video with the rest of the cast on board. [The YBF] Alex Trebek seems to be a pretty […]

Idris Elba made history by breaking a new record. The actor drove 180.36 mph in a Bentley, surpassing the 174.8 mph set by Sir Malcolm Campbell 88 years ago. The adventure was part of Discovery Channel’s new series Idris Elba: No Limits. [USA Today] A South African man claims three women forced him into a car at gunpoint, then drugged […]

I just got back from Mexico City. I know what you’re thinking, what was BlogXilla doing in the DF…I hope he didn’t drink the water. Well, I was getting as much information as I possibly could about the new James Bond flick, Spectre. There’s been much speculation that Idris Elba was in talks to be the […]

The makers of Furious 7 had a difficult task finishing the movie after the untimely and tragic death of the film’s star Paul Walker. While they haven’t made an official announcement, sources say Peter Jackson’s Weta Digital was asked to complete the sensitive and arduous task of reanimating Walker for Furious 7, and its cutting-edge […]

It’s almost here. The Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul will debut with a two night premiere on Feb. 8th and 9th at 10 p.m. EST on AMC. The show just released a new trailer – and it looks excellent. Watch above. More people will get to see The Interview, as Sony and Netflix have brokered a deal. The movie, […]

If you have a family member who’s a little too friendly to strangers, you might want to have them watch No Good Deed. The film follows the fictional story of criminal Colin Evans, who served 5 years in jail for the deaths of five women and one man. As Evans, played by Idris Elba, is denied parole for his […]

The movie Exodus has not been doing too well in the U.S., and now it looks like it won’t do any better in Egypt or Morocco. The biblical movie has been officially banned in both countries, and for two separate reasons. Morocco won’t play the movie due to the fact that there is a representation of […]