OH. MY. DRIIS.
I’ll admit it, my first reaction to seeing Idris Elba on the cover of the September issue of Maxim – the first man to ever cover the magazine – was something along the lines of this:
Pass the smelling salts. Damn.
Maxim’s September issue is all about men’s fashion apparently, and given Idris’s new collection (which he helped design) with Superdry, Maxim’s female editor was all, “Yeah, let’s just put Idris on the cover.” God bless her. Even thought our beautiful Idris looks like James Bond on the cover, Driis tells Maxim:
“If I were the Bond producers and everyone was pointing me toward one actor, what’s the surprise in that? Honestly, it’s one of those things that if it should happen, it would be a self-fulfilling prophecy; it would be the will of a nation.”
I would hate that kind of brag from Taylor Swift, but from Idris… no, I don’t hate it. Idris is also gearing up to promote Beasts of No Nation, the Netflix film directed and adapted by Cary Fukunaga. Idris stars as a warlord in Africa with an army of child soldiers. It’s said to be an incredible and disturbing film, and Netflix believes in it so much that they’re doing a full-on premiere and limited theater run so the film could conceivably be up for some awards this season. Idris will likely be on hand at the Venice Film Festival a month from now for the world premiere of the film. Cary Fukunaga and Big Driis on the same red carpet? Hot damn. Here’s the teaser trailer for the film:
God, that just tears me up. Idris is good when he plays villains though.
Anyway… this Maxim shoot is fantastic.
Photos courtesy of Maxim.
Hitting that senseless right now.
His coat on the cover tho. And he can wear the shit out of a suit, no? No hitting, just caressing.
Caressing while hitting.
The pants take away from the sexiness. They should have put him in a robe with nothing underneath. I wouldn’t have hesitated to drag him to the couch to do things to him. Naughty, naughty things…
Idris is Mt. Marathon. 😛 So awesome you’re going up next year! I’m sure you saw the stats this year, incredible.
This dude has so much f*cking style, he’s even working that terrible housecoat. And yes, I would hit it but no talky-talky because that could ruin my experience.
mimif — Kilian and Emelie are the superstar couple of ultrarunning and I was bummed not to be there this year. Young Allie O had a phenomenal run.
FYI…both of them are worth following on instagram if you enjoy pretty pictures from the top of mountains…
Kitten – I find his accent rather sexy. Does that make me weird??
Nah his accent is ultra sexy!
He’s really embodying the idea of how a wearer can elevate the clothes they are wearing. He looks so hot and powerful and intense. Yowza!
Yes, indeedy!
I have it on good authority (the rhubarb fairy) that he goes for women with plenty of rhubarb. Amazingly enough, I AM such a woman. So hands off. He’s MINE.
You and your rhubarb can have him when I’m done with him. He’ll be on his way to you in an hour. Mark will fly him over on the jet.
Sixer, but can your rhubarb compete with this??
https://ramblincole.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/p7020762.jpg
*scampers off to prepare a strawberry rhubarb pie*
I knew I’d seen you somewhere before, Sixer, you little tart!
http://lily-fox.deviantart.com/art/Rhubarb-279302989
Excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, mimif, but I resent the invasion of my interwebz anonymity. Especially when it shows my backside in a less than stellar light. Harumph.
My rhubarb is enough for Idris. That’s all that matters.
Sixer, don’t be so sure. You haven’t had my pie. Besides, our stalks extra long & stiff. They’re growers and showers.
Pfft. You think he’s impressed by italics?
I. Will. Win. This. Battle.
After this and the delightful story about Lenny, I don’t see myself being very productive today.
It dulls the pain of the Piggy/Kermit split, doesn’t it?
Yeah, my brain is pretty much spoken for today. Sorry, anyone who cares.
@Kitten, Idris always is equipped with a ball gag
If you don’t want to hit that I question your sense of humanity lol 😉
He never used to do anything for me then I started watching Luthor. And now I’m like goddamn.
Gotta come up with a strategy on how to cull the herd.
Same here… Luther is hawt.
Me too. I didn’t much like him in The Office, but his portrayal of Luther made me a fan. And then his interviews made me a bigger fan.
+1.
I’m with you on that!
this makes me happy
Me, too. Thinking he’s shirtless under that coat makes me really happy. Thank you, Kaiser!
right? completely giddy here and almost speechless.
He is a sexy man.. he actually looks a bit like my older brother..
but my comment is at this point why hasn’t he made it big. I know women on line are always going on about him and fawning.. but he has been around a while now; and yet he is not as big a deal as I would have thought he would be at this point. I don’t think the online admiration is building him up. I know he is making movies; but he has yet to star in a film that pushes him to that place. I don’t understand it.
His name is being tossed around for James Bond, so that’s something. Some people just take longer to make it than others, and being a minority probably means he has to work harder to be seen as the leading man, since I assume that many people still have the stereotyped vision of a white man in their head when they read scripts. I hope times are changing…
I don’t see the James Bond thing happening. especially now.. That Damian Lewis guy is UGH to me and I just can’t.. but even with that mention things are not moving as fast for him as I would expect.
I think he is very talented and your points are valid.. I always have a problem with people fawning all over some guy on gossip sites YET not really supporting their projects. He needs people to go out in mass and support his movies. and I don’t think that is happening. Talking about someone on a gossip site is not going to propel their career.
@lisa2: I completely don’t get the Damian Lewis possibility either (but people loathed the idea of Daniel Craig and I think he’s nailed it). About the “making it” bit, some of my favs have never really “made it,” but that doesn’t mean they’re not great actors. J.K. Simmons may be a good example of someone who was clearly talented but typically a bit player. And maybe Idris is just drawn to smaller, more interesting projects?
@Lisa2: Uhm, important question– how tall is your older brother. Uhm, the one that looks like Idris. And, as an afterthought, he’s over 18, right?
Can I just say, he has the loveliest hands …. The rest of him is also perfection, but his hands – swoon.
I was just thinking the same thing about the hands! Glad to see I’m not alone in that. 🙂
I have to say, his “Blue Steel” expression in these photos makes me laugh, given we’ve seen how goofy he is in non-modeling photos. But, yeah, they’re good — lots of actors can’t model effectively to save their lives, but clearly he can.
I cannot wait for Idris to slay in his Beasts of No Nation role.
And that gif is entirely inappropriate! Too many women are standing upright and only one is fainting; that can’t possibly be the case. 😉
Does anyone know if the film is fictional, or does it depict actual events (eg. from the Lord’s Resistance Army, or other use of child soldiers)? Much as I love Idris, I don’t think I could stomach watching a film on that subject.
The film is based on a novel of the same name. I looked up the book on Wiki and it seems to be fictional but I’m not entirely sure.
Thanks for the info!
I’m looking forward to it, too! The above info on the release isn’t the entire story–Netflix didn’t plan a limited theatrical release so much as it’s their only option as big theater chains are boycotting due to it violating the 90 days before VOD window: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/04/netflix-beast-of-no-nation-boycotted-idris-elba
YES!
I second that!
Yes. Repeatedly.
I love the inside photos, some more than others, but I don’t like the lady’s bathrobe coat on the cover.
I bet there’s dirty tissues in those pockets.
Pfft, GUFFAW, Abot!
Both of you to your room.
Should we put on our robes?
Mimif! I have missed you! Hope everything is ok. Look, I got the little people –
🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋
Ladies, that is MY bathrobe he is wearing before I sent him to check on our room service.
Like he ate the last piece of cake I was thinking about all day. One question, why is he covered up? Aren’t the women in Maxim usually in barely there underwear?
Jaysus! Open that coat and let me sit down. Did I go too far?
LOL! Oh my gosh! You just made me snort my coffee here at work! lol
ROTFL!
He is THE SEX. Please let him be the next Bond! If no Tom Hardy is the only acceptable substitute.
Yes to both. He would nail it as James Bond, and I would take Hardy as a second. Some of the other names being tossed around are absurd IMHO.
Why isn’t he wearing a wet string bikini like the other Maxim models?
Lolz that would be everything.
Yeah, why isn:t he all naked?
Someone needs to give him a pair of tight leather pants to wear and make him do squats. Quick!
+1 alllll day!
Valid point
It’s discrimination!
He looks fine but no, don’t get it… Fine actor though, but I don’t see the Bond team getting someone his age. Ten years ago, maybe, but not now.
Have to disagree. If they make Idris “Bond” they will open up the market to all the ladies from 25-95!
Hey hey, you might want to rephrase that. I’m not 25 yet.
Shiiit, does anyone need a kidney?! In order to hit that, I’m willing to give one up.
Like he owes me money….sweet mother of all that is holy…the man oozes sex appeal doesn’t he…fanning myself…whew!!
Except for the front cover coat…just WOW he’s hot and should be the next Bond
That thing he is wearing on the cover is ugly, ugly, ugly. Is that from his collection? And no, I would not hit. You don’t need to fight me for him ladies.
Quote on why he is on the cover “For me, he was really the perfect embodiment of what I think the new Maxim man is. He’s multi-dimensional, he’s complex, he’s sophisticated, but he’s down to earth.”
If only the perfext embodiment of the Maxim woman could be anything like this.
Til the cops come knocking.
Anytime, anyplace. I don’t care who’s around.
Can I be the nanny in his household? That’s all I’ve got. LOL
Hot damn, he gorgeous.
I need a new season of Luther. STAT!
Oh wow, he never disappoint does he?
Yes, like a category five hurricane. I agree that if he was ten years younger, he would be the top choice for Bond. By the time Craig is done with his contract and they are ready to start again with a new Bond, Idris would be too old.
Wow. Just… Wow.
Lord, YES I would.
I hope the rumors aren’t true that Damian Lewis is going to be the next Bond. Idris just has that Bond look….
Agree, as much as I enjoy Damian, he’s no Bond.
Quoting my favorite character in Cougar Town – Barb (Carolyn Hennesy):
“I’ve already done 6 things to it in my head”
Someone bring me that MAN
I think I’m Going to take a walk.
*swoon*
Kaiser your GIF is perfection
The outfit on the cover is a let down
Omg. Yes!!!
Idris and Macy Gray do a cover of Cobie Caillet’s Bubbly. Completely worth it.
I think all of you have summed up what I would want to do with this beautiful sexy beast.
Always enjoy Celebitchy’s version of Mad Libs
Beautiful classy man-Purr-FECT!
Okay, just a thought, why does everyone think my darling Idris is too old to be Bond? This man is only going to age like the finest wine and why can’t Bond get older? After all, those of us who have watched Bond from the beginning, well, hell, we’re getting old too? And while I love Daniel Craig as Bond, he hasn’t aged well like Idris. My darling Idris.
The holders of the rights to Bond have decreed that they won’t make the Roger Moote mistake again so they have a cut off age for Bond
silly old fools, Idris is ageless. but thanks for the 411
You know what’s funny, if the producers of Bond are seriously looking at Damian Lewis, he’s a year older than Idris! I am sorry you cannot seriously select Lewis as Bond when Idris is out there.
I will also add, Idris has a movie coming out next year called Bastille Day that co-stars Richard Madden. I am pretty sure between two of them, I am going to need my ovaries replaced.
The second picture is my favorite, he’s sexy, regal, and predatory all rolled up in one. I personally love when Idris plays bad guys cause he does it so well. He was masterful as a bad guy in No Good Deed. I am still holding out hope he gets to be Bond though. I have never gone to the movie theaters to see a Bond film in my life, but I so would if he were in it.
That GIF says it all
So, I’m sitting here. Complete with a goofy smile on my face, drooling over pictures of Idris Elba. And then I hit the “links” teaser box and fall on drake (cue the Price is Right “whomp waaa” sound). Drake’s picture, in such close proximity to Elba’s, makes Drake look like a little boy who let’s his mommy dress him!
I would ride him like I was on the Pony Express. *need smelling salts*
I would hit it like it had eight legs and was crawling up my wall. I would hit it like a ball. I would hit at the mall. I would hit it in that housecoat, I would hit in a big boat. Oh, god, someone help. How am I supposed to work tonight?!?
*drools helplessly Is it just utterly sad that I am STILL crushing on Stringer Bell??!! Dear dog, this man is so incredibly sexy~gorgeous~ intense~sexy~did I mention sexy?
Not my cup of tea. He looks entirely too pleased with himself, kind of like a peacock.
What a god damn beautiful man. WOW.
Lord have Mercy!!!!
I don’t get what people see in this guy looks-wise.
Same with Benedict and Mark Ruffalo. Just don’t see it.
Watch him in Luther.
Watch the way he moves and talks and his facial expressions.
I didn’t either until I saw him in Luther.
Idris is just gorgeous and wears a suit better than just about anyone.
How can you not love Mark Ruffalo?
Here he is talking with John Stewart recently. I swoon over this man.
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/d22gs4/mark-ruffalo
It’s called charisma. He has loads of it.
No thanks.
That is a man with presence. Immense presence.
He has bags of charisma and elegance.