Idris Elba proud to bring blockbuster Beast ‘back to the borough’ for premiere

Idris Elba speaking at a special screening of Beast at the Hackney Picturehouse in London (Victoria Jones/PA)

Idris Elba said it “felt special” to bring the premiere of Beast to the borough where he grew up – saying he has gone “from Hackney to Hollywood”.

The 49-year-old actor stars in the new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a lion while holidaying in the savannah.