People Magazine has announced woofy Idris Elba as the 2018 ‘Sexiest Man Alive!’ The UK heartthrob, who’s already been honored with the title of Order of the British Empire, was stunned when he heard the news. “Come on, no way. Really?,” was the 46-year-old’s reaction. Elba followed that with a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor, “Looked in the mirror, I checked myself out. I was like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of sexy today.’” “But to be honest, it was just a nice feeling,” he clarified. “It was a nice surprise – an ego boost for sure.” https://twitter.com/idriselba/status/1059672529323868160 Elba becomes the 33rd ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ since People began the tradition back in 1985 with Oscar winner Mel Gibson. Last year’s honoree was Blake Shelton, and in 2016 it was Elba’s soon-to-be Hobbs and Shaw co-star, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. But according to the former star of HBO’s The Wire, his early years might not have foretold his hunky future. “I was very tall and skinny,” says Elba. “And my name was Idrissa Akuna Elba, okay? I got picked on a little bit. But as soon as I could grow a mustache, I was the coolest kid on the block. Grew a mustache, had some muscles, bonkers.” He certainly outgrew that awkward phase in awesome style. A father of two, Elba says the birth of his children was “the biggest and best thing ever.” The dashing dad admits, “I’m super doting, big hugs, kisses, lots of love-you.” Where do we sign up? Runners up for this year’s ‘SMA’ include swoon-worthy Prince Harry, Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians), dreamy Chris Pine, sexy super-hero Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther), Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes, newly-minted action hero John Kraskinski, Hasan Minhaj (Netflix’s Patriot Act), Noah Centineo (dubbed ‘Sexiest Rising Star’), A Star is Born hottie Bradley Cooper, and Thomas Rhett (clinching the title of ‘Sexiest Country Star’). What do you think readers? Did People get it right? If not, who do you think is this year’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive?’
Trailer: Disney’s New Live Action “Jungle Book”
Trailer for the new live-action adaptation of Disney’s The Jungle Book swinging into theaters April 15, 2016.
Via press release:
Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man”), based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories and inspired by Disney’s classic animated film, “The Jungle Book” is an all-new live-action epic adventure about Mowgli (newcomer Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves.
But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat.
Urged to abandon the only home he’s ever known, Mowgli embarks on a captivating journey of self-discovery, guided by panther-turned-stern mentor Bagheera (voice of Ben Kingsley), and the free-spirited bear Baloo (voice of Bill Murray).
Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who don’t exactly have his best interests at heart, including Kaa (voice of Scarlett Johansson), a python whose seductive voice and gaze hypnotizes the man-cub, and the smooth-talking King Louie (voice of Christopher Walken), who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly red flower: fire.
The all-star cast also includes Lupita Nyong’o as the voice of the fiercely protective mother wolf Raksha, and Giancarlo Esposito as the voice of wolf pack’s alpha male Akela.
“The Jungle Book” seamlessly blends live-action with photorealistic CGI animals and environments, using up-to-the-minute technology and storytelling techniques to immerse audiences in an enchanting and lush world.