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Idris Elba wants to develop the film industry in Africa.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old actor stars in the new movie \u201cBeast\u201d, which has been shot in South Africa, and revealed that he wants to pave the way for more major films to be made on the continent.<\/p>\n
Elba, whose mother and father hail from Ghana and Sierra Leone respectively, told the i newspaper: \u201cI\u2019m really keen on the development of Africa. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy parents come from Africa and more than anywhere in the world, I feel like that continent deserves some real tender care and love and thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cYoung Africans view me as a leader or a beacon. And I feel like I could bring something. So I\u2019m keen to bring what I\u2019ve learned in media and amplify it in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The \u201cLuther\u201d star continued: \u201cI\u2019m a fan of the Nigerian (film) industry. I\u2019m a fan of the South African industry. Ghana has a very small industry. And I\u2019m a fan of the content creators in Africa, especially West Africa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese kids that have these smartphones are making incredible content. And I feel like it\u2019s overlooked. So I\u2019m really a fan of trying to harness that and help that grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBeast\u201d was filmed across South Africa and Idris explained that the setting was a vital part of the story, which sees Idris\u2019 character Dr. Nate Samuels and his daughters hunted by a lion.<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cThe environment is definitely a big character in the film \u2013 it\u2019s part of why they\u2019re isolated, how they get isolated. So it was really important that we went (there). Apart from the lion, everything was shot in those real locations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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