‘A House of Dynamite’ Star Idris Elba on Picking Up Morgan Freeman’s Mantle as the Go-to Head of State

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When asked by IndieWire why he has played quite a few politicians, including the U.S. President in "A House of Dynamite," Idris Elba joked that "Morgan Freeman said, 'I ain't doing that no more.'" Although “ A House of Dynamite ” star Idris Elba did say at the Netflix release’s Venice Film Festival press conference that he “does not have the courage to be in politics,” he certainly does not shy away from playing heads of state on film . Over a decade after his Golden Globe-nominated performance