Idris Elba Is Moving Away From Acting, Wants To Focus On Other Things...

You may not be seeing too much of Idris Elba on the big screen. The Golden Globe winner is planning to take a step back from acting and instead focus on his music career.

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Idris says music has been a passion of his since he was a kid and that it's a time consuming process. It's just not attainable with being on set all day.

“It’s very difficult to shoot a movie and then go off into the studio or make a song. It’s like trying to build a soufflé while making a brick wall.”

Back in 2018, he deejayed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding reception. Nearly a year later in 2019, he had a 2 hour set at Coachella.

"I've worked my whole life to play at Coachella. I made it at 46!" he said at the time. "I nearly passed out when I found out."

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This decision has been years in the making, he previously intended to shift his focus to music in 2011 shortly after his debut in Marvel's "Thor." But he stayed on the acting train and went on to star in "Luther", "Beasts of No Nation" and most recently "The Harder They Fall." He's also starring in the upcoming film "Sonic the Hedgehog 2."

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