Idris Elba To Play Lead Role In Movie Adaptation Of Uzodinma Iweala's "Beasts Of No Nation"

Idris Elba's career just seems to be growing in leaps and bounds!

From recently potraying Mandela in Long walk to freedom and then Pacific Rim and so many other "pies" he has his hands stuck in,you cannot ignore Idris' stellar craft.

Idris Elba

His latest project is to play the lead role for adaptation of African Novel "Beasts of no Nation"

Beasts of no Nation was written by Nigerian Author Uzodinma Iweala who is also the son of  Nigeria's former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.

Idris is set to take on the lead role in this movie to be directed by Cary Fukunaga 

The novel, which chronicles the travels of a young boy who is forced to join a group of soldiers in an unidentified west African country, is being converted to film by red crown productions.

Elba who will also be on producing duties is to star as the commander of the troops for which the boy fights.

I am so excited for this,Idris is my very "Favourite" actor if there is any word like that and I hope he gets called for Bond next! I think its time for a black Bond really..