Idris Elba is reuniting with Ruth Wilson for a brand new Luther movie.
The 53-year-old actor is reprising his function because the titular detective in a brand new Netflix film, and his former castmate – who was a part of the unique BBC collection however absent from 2023’s Luther: The Fallen Solar – will be part of him for the upcoming function.
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Elba and Wilson – who play John Luther and Alice Morgan respectively – shall be joined by Dermot Crowley, reprising the function of detective Martin Schenk.
Jamie Payne shall be on the helm, having directed Fallen Solar, in addition to episodes of the BBC present.
He mentioned in an announcement: “Neil [Cross] has but once more, created a splendidly darkish story to convey us all again collectively.
“It’s a real pleasure to be again on the streets of Lutherland with the supreme abilities which might be Idris Elba and Dermot Crowley.
“I’m additionally thrilled to be reunited with the sensible and harmful Alice Morgan performed by the terribly proficient Ruth Wilson.”
Cross – who created and wrote the unique present and penned the script for the 2023 movie – has written the brand new story, which focuses on a wave of brutal and seemingly random murders throughout London.
He added: “Luther, Alice and Schenk are greater than characters to me, they’re household.
“I by no means cease questioning the place they’re, what’s turn out to be of them … and what horrors may be stirring within the shadows of London whereas Luther’s not round.
“So we determined to get collectively and discover out what occurs subsequent.”
When the film dropped in 2023, Elba insisted the gritty story was extra “relatable” than the James Bond franchise.
He instructed Magic Radio on the time: “The Bond collection is an unimaginable staple to the UK and the world proper, however Luther may take up a few of that actual property.
“It isn’t about espionage, however it’s about how one can catch them. I feel Luther tends to be a bit bit extra relatable, you already know grounded. guys that creep from underneath your mattress… this movie has actually taken it a bit extra cyber if you happen to like with Andy Serkis’s character.”
Elba insisted the Luther film had been “a very long time coming”, and two years in the past he was already planning for the longer term on the large display.
He mentioned: “Hopefully it’s the starting of the brand new chapter. Sounds corny, however you already know now we have gone from tv, now we have gone so far as we will and now, now we have received the world as our stage. Large epic landscapes and you already know infinite tales.”
He instructed that Luther may come up towards a number of villains within the subsequent film, though it is not clear if the newly introduced movie follows that plot.
He added: “No spoilers however I feel it may be multiple.”
