Talking to Digital Spy at a BAFTA screening last night (June 19th), Idris Elba revealed that the planned ‘Luther’ movie will be an “origin story”. A big-screen spinoff from the awesome psychological crime-drama would be adapted from show creator Neil Cross’ 2011 prequel novel, ‘Luther: The Calling,’ Elba explained. “If we do decide to make this film, the spine of the film will probably come from The Calling – which is the book – and that starts at the beginning of who Luther is and where he’s come from.”
Idris Elba added that he hopes the origin movie will bring, “A new audience for Luther but… also… keep the fans interested. [The movie is] a goal, it’s a goal for Neil and I, for sure – we’ve talked about it at length. We haven’t got into any sort of deal stage or anything like that, but it’s certainly a goal. We did six episodes [on television], then we did four, then we waited a year and a half and then we did another four. That’s training our fans to gear up towards what could be either a film or maybe a television special and then a film.” ‘Luther’ returns for its third series on Tuesday, July 2nd at 9pm on BBC One. Elba has won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of DCI Luther.
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