Idris Elba has confirmed the discharge date of the Luther film, Luther: The Fallen Solar.
After teasing a giant announcement through his social media on Thursday afternoon (January 12), the actor posted a video clip breaking the information in character as DCI John Luther. Within the video, he additionally revealed there could be each a theatrical launch and one through streaming.
He captioned the submit: “24.02.23 in cinemas. 10.03.23 on Netflix. See you quickly. @netflix #LutherTheFallenSun [sic].”
The upcoming movie sees the actor return to the function of DCI John Luther, which he performed on TV throughout 5 sequence between 2010 and 2019.
The psychological crime thriller has seen Elba at its helm because it first aired as a BBC drama again in 2010. All through its 5 season run, the detective solved an array of grotesque crimes in London, however the movie will see Luther sort out one in every of his trickiest crimes thus far – after having to make a daring jail escape.
The official synopsis reads: “A grotesque serial killer is terrorising London whereas good however disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to seize the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to interrupt out of jail to complete the job by any means obligatory.”
Earlier on this week it was revealed that Elba has excessive hopes for the character – even past himself. He informed Complete Movie: “It’s not a contest, however I reference Bond as a template for the kind of movie we’re going for.”
He continued: “John is a number one character in a movie that he’s the hero of. That’s the comparability I’m making. Some movies do them effectively – Bond is one in every of them. However my ambition for it’s to have that form of scale, that reverence.
“I need individuals to be like: ‘Ooh! Luther, the primary movie? Depraved.’ And to proceed that. After which possibly later down the road, after I’m too previous, another person will step in to play John.”
‘Luther: The Fallen Solar’ is because of hit cinemas within the UK February 24, and can land on Netflix March 10.