Idris Elba says it would be 'natural progression' to move into directing

While still passionate about his career in front of the camera Hollywood star Idris Elba believes it would be a natural progression to move into directingThe Luther actor is looking ahead to the possibility of juggling more than one role on set at a time citing Denzel Washington and Jon Favreau as inspirations reports aceshowbizcomI love acting but I feel like theres much more to offer as a director as a writer and a producer perhapsaI feel there are characters and roles that I havent done yet and I still want to do those but the truth is that Id probably like to do that as an offering as a film directoractor he saidThere are some incredible people like Jon Favreau like Denzel who have acted and directed and directed themselves in movies and I feel like thats a natural progression for an actorIt turns out that its 30 years Ive been in the game already it still feels like only yesterday I love acting dont get me wrong but there are other things that I like to do the actor addsAlso ReadIdris Elba to return as Luther but in the movie Luther The Fallen SunIdris prides himself in always taking on different kinds of roles He said in a recent podcast interview Ive tried not to repeat myself as an actor theres only one Luther character theres only one Beasts of No Nation character I try not to repeat anythingAnd the 50yearold star is also hoping to do more with his music careerHe said I produce and Ive always had a studio so Im a sort of selftaught producer I sing a little bit but Im no Jamie Foxx dont get me wrongI like poetry and rap and so I feel like theres an offering in me in the form of an album Ive put out music before and varied types of music but I definitely feel as though theres an outlet for me When Im writing and it comes to music I feel a lot more free and at liberty to say what I want to sayAs an actor especially in this day and age everyone is afraid of being cancelled or oversharing In music I can say what I like if I have an opinion Ill say it via my music and not feel worried about it its a different part of me youre making music youre in control of it its your narrativeAlso ReadRudra director I had to forget Idris and Luther to make the showThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever