Idris Elba on Luther: The Fallen Sun and the Sequel You'll Never See
50With Luther: The Fallen Sun now streaming on Netflix, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to speak with Idris Elba about making a movie based on the popular series and the possibility of a future franchise.
In The Fallen Sun, we begin where Season 5 ended. A disgraced John Luther toils behind bars, sentenced to a prison stay in the company of those who want nothing more than to see him dead. Despite the penalty for Luther’s dogged drive for justice, the former detective doesn’t linger long before a new sadistic nemesis requires his attention. By weaponizing the inmates’ disdain for him, Luther orchestrates a “visceral” prison break in order to hunt down the tech billionaire and serial killer, David Robey, played by none other than Andy Serkis. Racing against time and his own department, now led by Detective Odette Raine (Cynthia Erivo), Luther will have to face down one of the most elusive and twisted killers yet.
During the interview, which you can watch in the video above or read below, Elba discusses the possibility of growth for the Luther franchise, and how they utilized the larger scale with Netflix for Fallen Sun, from shutting down Piccadilly Circus to that elaborate prison break sequence. He teases what the Luther film franchise could look like with higher stakes and new locations, but says he isn’t interested in a “Mission: Impossible-style” reboot. We also got the scoop on Luther: The Broken Beast, a possible exciting addition to the Idris Elba Beast trilogy! It'll make sense after you read or watch the interview.
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