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- Idris Elba Confirmed to Play Nelson Mandela In Official Biopic
- 'Harry Potter' Actor Jamie Waylett Jailed For Two Years For Joining riots
- Video:Wande Coal - Private Trips
- Photos From AMA Awards Nominations Party In Gambia
- IcePrince Performs Oleku On MOBO TV Acoustic Session [Video]
- Video:Jahbless - Tete Lo Bere
Idris Elba Confirmed to Play Nelson Mandela In Official Biopic Posted: 20 Mar 2012 12:06 PM PDT British actor Idris Elba has been confirmed to play Nelson Mandela in long-awaited biopic The Long Walk To Freedom. Charting the whole of Mandela's life, The Long Walk To Freedom will include scenes shot on Robben Island, where Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison "My big project this year, I'm going to go play Nelson Mandela. That's where my head is geared to this summer" ,Idris elba told Hiphollywood.com Anant Singh,a south african/indian filmmaker who acquired the life rights to produce the project from Mandela said in a statement 'It has taken many years to find the right actor, however Idris is perfectly cast to play Nelson Mandela - he has the passion, the star power, the African upbringing and, of course, the height'. 39 year old Elba who recently won the Golden globe award is the latest star to play the , african icon following Morgan Freeman in Clint Eastwood's Invictus, David Harewood in Mrs Mandela and Terrence Howard in Winnie. Bond girl and fellow British star Naomie Harris is rumoured to have been cast as Winnie Mandela. Rumours of the project first surfaced in December last year. Production on the film is expected to begin in May. | ||||||||||
'Harry Potter' Actor Jamie Waylett Jailed For Two Years For Joining riots Posted: 20 Mar 2012 09:41 AM PDT Jammie waylett A judge has sent a cast member of the "Harry Potter" films to prison for taking part in rioting that flared across England last summer. Judge Simon Carr sentenced Jamie Waylett , who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe in six of the films, to two years in jail. Prosecutors said Waylett was part of a small gang that took part in the riots in north London on Aug. 8. A jury at London's Wood Grenn Crown Court found Waylett guilty Tuesday of violent disorder, but acquitted him of another charge of intending to destroy or damage property with a fire bomb he was holding. The 22-year-old had already admitted handling a bottle of stolen Champagne from a supermarket during the riots. Waylett has a previous conviction for growing marijuana. | ||||||||||
Video:Wande Coal - Private Trips Posted: 20 Mar 2012 07:48 AM PDT | ||||||||||
Photos From AMA Awards Nominations Party In Gambia Posted: 20 Mar 2012 05:58 AM PDT Chinedu ikedieze Movie stars and entertainment personalities attended Africa movie academy awards nominations party in banjul,gambia last weekend .check out all the photos from the event.
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IcePrince Performs Oleku On MOBO TV Acoustic Session [Video] Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:23 AM PDT MOBO TV caught up with Ice Prince at MAP studio cafe in kentish Town after his London performance at the Indigo2 .There, Ice Prince performed an acoustic session of his hit track 'Oleku' with Antwone and May7ven in an energetic encounter .Now check out the video we just got from the team.Filmed and Edited by Femi Johnson | ||||||||||
Posted: 20 Mar 2012 02:10 AM PDT |
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