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Idris Elba broke out in the role of Commander Pentecost in the Hollywood blockbuster monster movie "Pacific Rim" (2013), and has since been active in films such as Brixton in "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" (2019) and Knuckles in "Sonic the Hedgehog" (2022) as a voice actor.
Although he himself does not seem to have any intention of accepting the offer, he is one of the star actors whose name has frequently been mentioned as a candidate for the seventh James Bond, and his future is attracting attention.
"Actor's Watch" focuses on the watches worn by actors active in the movies and on TV. In this, our 215th installment, we will be introducing the watches worn by Idris Elba .
Rolex
Datejust 41 Black Venom Custom [Ref.126300]
Idris Elba was invited to the London Fashion Week event held at the Soho Hotel in London in September 2021. The watch he paired with his bright yellow top was the Rolex Datejust 41 Black Venom Custom (Ref. 126300).
This is a custom Rolex sold in a limited run of 35 pieces by Black Venom, a popular watch customization manufacturer that "blackens" luxury watches such as Rolex and Audemars Piguet with black DLC. The combination of a yellow top and a black Rolex creates a strong impact, like a bee or a no trespassing sign.
Rolex
Day Date [Ref.228238]
In 2019, Idris Elba appeared on the popular YouTube show "HOT ONES." In this show, celebrities answer interviews while eating chicken with super spicy sauce. While struggling with the extreme spiciness, he talked about how he met his wife. The watch he was wearing is thought to be a Rolex Day-Date (Ref. 228238).
Idris Elba appeared on this show in a white shirt and a day-date outfit. I was nervous watching the show, wondering if the hot red sauce would get on his shirt or watch (lol).
Casio
A168 [Ref. A168WG-9MV]
Idris Elba arrived at the airport in Los Angeles to perform at the world's largest outdoor music festival, Glastonbury Festival 2015. It is said that when he was young and poor, he helped support his family by playing music at wedding venues and DJing at nightclubs. He continues to work in the music industry today, and often appears at music events as a rapper and DJ.
The watch he was wearing at the time was a Casio A168 (Ref. A168WG-9MV). It was a digital watch commonly known as a "cheap Casio" that can be purchased at a mass retailer for a few thousand yen. In fact, when researching the watches he wears, this is the one that comes up the most. He loves it so much that he wears it not only in his private life but also in magazine photo shoots.
This watch has remained loved for its unchanged design since its release in 1988, and is particularly popular in Europe. For Idris Elba, who was born poor in London, it is likely a watch that is very familiar and memorable to him.
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In recent years, Idris Elba's acting fee exceeds 1 billion yen per film, but he still prefers to wear not only Rolexes, but also cheap Casios that likely have memories of his youth, which shows his down-to-earth personality.
Idris Elba's latest work is the action film "Hammer Down" (currently in production), in which a truck driver called "Mule" who transports any item to a designated location with his daughter as his partner, is pursued by a criminal organization and the police who are after the cargo.
Director Simon Hutt, whose father is a truck driver, said he put his own personal feelings into this film. It will be exciting to see what kind of "father figure" Idris Elba, who the director likely projected onto his father, will show us. As a fan, I can only hope that the ending doesn't end with him pressing the switch on the nuclear warhead he was carrying in the truck and detonating it himself, and I look forward to the film's release.
See you later!
