From Space to South Africa: Idris Elba on Prometheus and Playing Mandela

Vulture: For almost a year, Idris Elba's home has been his suitcase. Not literally, because at nearly six-foot-three, he wouldn't fit. But for the first time in his career, the 39-year-old, best known for playing The Wire's Stringer Bell, is shooting back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back movies, and the luggage he's been carting around the world is the only thing providing him any sense of comfort and stability.