Actor's Watch #150 [Reset the monster timer!] Idris Elba's watch

"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For our 150th issue, we will be introducing Idris Elba's watch .

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Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro, who is a huge fan of Ultraman and Godzilla , indulged in his hobby in the blockbuster sci-fi action movie " Pacific Rim " (2013), which depicts the battle between giant monsters and humanity. Idris Elba plays a strict and passionate soldier, Commander Pentecost, whose famous line "Reset the monster timer!" is surely memorable to many movie fans.

Idris Elba is second to none when it comes to playing silent, consistent professionals. Today we're going to take a closer look at the watches he wore in the film.

Takers

TAKERS (2010)

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The Takers are a group of five bank robbers who usually lead an elegant, celebrity-like life, making a lot of money from a big job they do once a year. Just as the Takers have just succeeded in stealing $2 million this year, according to a detailed plan laid out by their leader, Gordon ( Idris Elba ), a former comrade of theirs, Ghost ( TI ) appears in front of them.

Ghost, who has just been released from prison, has information about a cash transport truck loaded with a huge amount of money, 30 million dollars, and proposes to the Takers that they attack it. Although it goes against the team's code to carry out consecutive robberies in a short period of time, Gordon is tempted by the large amount of money and accepts the proposal. He has no idea that this will develop into a tragic problem for the team...

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"Takers " (2010) is a suspense action movie that is known for being the fifth best movie that bestselling author Stephen King saw in 2010. In this movie, Idris Elba plays Gordon, the leader of the gang, who is a stylish gang of robbers enjoying the life of celebrities, but gets caught up in big trouble because of their greed.

The watch he wears in the movie is thought to be a Rolex Day-Date ( Ref. 118238 ) . There are no scenes showing the case or dial, only the bracelet. However, since the celebrity character wears a solid gold President bracelet, the only watch that would match it would be a Day-Date. Since the movie was released in 2010, it is highly likely that it is the " Ref. 118238 ", which was released around 2001-2015.

Detective John Luther

LUTHER (2010-2019)

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John Luther ( Idris Elba ), Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police Department's Serious Crimes Unit (SCU). He is highly regarded within the station for his genius deductive reasoning, but on the other hand, he is also a lone wolf detective who sometimes ignores orders from his superiors and does not hesitate to conduct illegal investigations to corner criminals. Luther was suspended for six months after nearly killing a criminal during an investigation. The first case he was assigned to after returning was the murder of the parents of Alice Morgan ( Ruth Wilson ), a young genius female physicist.

Luther has a hunch that Alice is the culprit, but he can find no evidence and no motive. Alice is a psychopath with a genius mind and beauty, and Luther is at her mercy. The encounter between the two leads to a more bizarre and gruesome case...

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Detective Luther has brilliant investigative skills, but will stop at nothing to solve the case. Alice is a beautiful psychopathic murderer with a brilliant mind. Despite being a detective and a criminal, they are attracted to each other and manipulate each other. The suspense drama " Detective John Luther " (2010-2019) sees these two take on the mystery of a new bizarre murder.

In this film, Idris Elba plays a smart but lone wolf detective with a strong personality. The watch he wears in the film is thought to be a trench watch from the 1910s or 1920s. It was a military watch worn by soldiers as a "wrist watch" around the time of World War I, a transitional period from pocket watches to wristwatches. By having him wear such a highly specialized watch, it seems to express the strong personality of Detective Luther, such as his "particularity" and "eccentricity."

The Gunman

THE GUNMAN (2015)

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After retiring from the military, Jim ( Sean Penn ), a former special forces member, worked as a security force member in the Republic of Congo, while secretly being hired by a large corporation and taking on dirty jobs for profit. The corporation, which had been making huge profits from mining interests in Congo, ordered Jim to assassinate the Minister of Mining, who was trying to clamp down on foreign companies. After successfully assassinating the Minister of Mining, Jim left everything behind and left Congo.

Eight years later, Jim returns to Congo as an NGO worker, working to build a well. However, he is suddenly attacked and his life is put in danger. When he learns that his former assassin comrades are being killed one after another, he once again picks up his gun and pursues the mastermind behind the crimes. He soon meets Barnes ( Idris Elba ) of the International Police, who is investigating the same case, and together they try to uncover the truth behind it...

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Sean Penn is a famous actor who has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for " Mystic River " (2003) and " Milk " (2009). At the age of 55, he took on his first action role in the suspense action film " The Gunman " (2015), which depicts a battle for interests in a developing country.

Idris Elba , who plays an international police officer who supports Jim, a former assassin played by Sean Penn, and tries to uncover the truth behind the incident, wears a watch that appears to be a Luminox Navy SEAL Chronograph (Ref. 3581.BO ) . As the name suggests, it is a military watch developed at the request of the US Navy's special forces, the Navy SEALs.

Although Burns' background was never revealed in the film, he may have been a former special forces member, just like Jim. His choice of watch gives us an idea of ​​the character's background.

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What did you think.

Perhaps because the atmosphere and appearance of the watch evokes images of military personnel and soldiers, many military-style watches are chosen. Commander Pentecost is truly impressive. Reset the monster timer!

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Idris Elba is one of the actors who has been mentioned many times as a candidate to become the seventh James Bond after Daniel Craig. If it were to happen, he would be the first African-British actor to play James Bond, but unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be very keen on it, saying " (Bond role) is not my career goal ," denying the role.

Ideally, I would have liked to see Idris Elba in a tuxedo , armed with a Walther PPK , performing some sexy spy action scenes, but it looks like that's going to be pretty unlikely to happen.

However, at this point, no one knows if he is just saying "I won't do it" and it's true or if he's just saying it under a gag order. I'm not giving up yet!

see you!