Idris Elba 'Really Wants' to Star in a Romantic Comedy The 46-year-old actor has previously landed films with a "little bit" of romance, but he would "love" to do a "a true to form" light-hearted movie with a love story at its core. Idris Elba, to 'Newsweek' Idris Elba, to 'Newsweek' The 'Luther' star went on to explain that although there's nobody he'd particularly like to work with on such a project, it's the "story" that attracts him to the possibility of a romantic comedy. He wants to find a script that would "move hearts with love and romance."
