>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS AN ACTOR
YOU KNOW FROM "THE WIRE," "MOLLY'S GAME," AND "LUTHER."
HE NOW STARS IN THE NEW MOVIE "LUTHER: THE FALLEN SUN."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW,"
IDRIS ELBA. >> Idris: HEY!
♪ ♪ >> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. TO BE TOO NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
>> Stephen: IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN >> Idris: I
WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN. >> Stephen: I MIGHT WANT TO DO
IT AGAIN BECAUSE I DIDN'T HUG YOU VERY WELL.
I FORGET HOW TALL YOU ARE. I FELT LIKE A TODDLER HUGGING
HIS DAD. >> Idris: THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
COME TO PAPA. ANY TIME.
>> Stephen: YOU WERE HERE THREE YEARS AGO FOR THE MOVIE
"HOBBS AND SHAW." BEFORE WE CAN GET TO THE OTHER
STUFF YOU'VE GOT TO SETTLE SOMETHING.
THERE'S AN INCREDIBLE CONTROVERSY ABOUT THAT MOVIE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? THERE WAS A CONTROVERSY AS TO
WHETHER HOBBS AND SEAN IS CANNON IN "THE FAST AND FURIOUS"
UNIVERSE. DOES IT FIT ANYWHERE?
DO WE HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AS PART OF THE STORY OF FAST AND THE
FURIOUS. WHAT IS YOUR BELIEF?
KEEP IN MIND THAT IF IT'S PART OF THE CANON THEN WHY IS THE
11TH FAST AND FURIOUS MOVIE CALLED FAST 10?
YOU DON'T GET EASY QUESTIONS HERE.
YOU KNOW. WE HOLD THE GUEST'S FEET TO THE
FIRE. >> Idris: YOU ARE PUTTING THE
RIGHT IN THERE. >> Stephen: I WOULD SAY THAT I
WAS AMAZING THAT MOVIE. >> Idris: I WOULD SAY I WAS
AMAZING THAT MOVIE. >> Stephen: THAT'S THE RIGHT
ANSWER. >> Idris: DO YOU MIND IF I
TAKE THIS COAT OFF? >> Stephen: IDRIS, YOU CAN
TAKE THE PANTS OFF. >> Idris: I BROUGHT JACKET.
IT'S QUITE LUTHERY. >> Stephen: JUST DRAPE IT.
VERY NICE. WE ALSO MIX IT UP.
YOU NEVER KNOW. YOU LAUGH NOW.
YOU WON'T BE LAUGHING WHEN I AM DEAD ON THE FLOOR.
PUNCH MY HEAD OFF MY SHOULDERS. HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> Idris: GOOD, MAN. SINCE I SAW YOU, I HAD A BIG
BIRTHDAY. >> Stephen: WHICH ONE?
>> Idris: 5-0. >> Stephen: OH, WOW.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE? >> Idris: YOU HAVEN'T REACHED
IT YET. >> Stephen: SOMEDAY.
>> Idris: THERE'S A LOT -- GINA WHAT IGAF MEANS?
"I DON'T GIVE A... ">> Stephen: IT'S A GOOD
FEELING PASS 50. YOU DO NOT CARE WHAT PEOPLE
THINK OF YOU. >> Idris: IT WORKS FOR ALMOST
EVERYTHING. I DON'T GIVE A...
>> Stephen: DOES IT AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE?
YOU JUST DO YOUR THING? >> Idris: IT MAKES ME MORE
CONSIDERATE, CONSIDERING MY PERFORMANCE.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE MONEY LEFT?
>> Idris: YEAH. >> Stephen: THIS COULD BE IT.
>> Idris: THAT WASN'T WHERE I WAS GOING BUT YES.
>> Stephen: THINK ABOUT THAT. >> Idris: 100%.
IT FEELS GOOD AND I FEEL GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
>> Stephen: I AM 58. I AM BARELY HANGING ON.
I KEEP MY COAT ON. NO ONE WANTS TO SEE MY GUNS.
LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT BESIDES BEING
AN ACTOR, YOU'RE ALSO A D.J. YOU D.J. ON --
THEY CHECK YOUR I.D.? >> Idris: THEY CHECK MY I.D.
I STILL D.J. AND I DID COACH COACHELLA.
I DON'T KNOW. THEY MUST BE SUCKERS FOR
PUNISHMENT. I'M GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AT
COACHELLA. I LOVE DJING.
IT'S KIND OF A GROUND ZERO FOR ME.
KEEPS ME VERY GROUNDED. >> Stephen: OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE A D.J. NAME? >> Idris: IT IS IDRIS ELBA.
>> Stephen: COME ON. YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A D.J.
GOATEE, I DON'T KNOW. >> Idris: I USED TO BE D.J.
BIG DRIS. >> Stephen: OUT WHAT I BE?
>> Idris: D.J. COLD BEARD. >> Stephen: BIG BEAR LITTLE
BEAR? >> Idris: [LAUGHS]
>> Stephen: LITTLE BEAR? >> Idris: D.J. CB.
>> Stephen: THAT'S NICE. >> Idris: IT'S A WORKING TI
TITLE. >> Stephen: IN ALL
SERIOUSNESS, YOU'RE ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTORS AND I'M JUST
CURIOUS WHETHER, HAVE YOU GOTTEN BETTER AS AN ACTOR?
I'M NOT SAYING POST 50 BUT AS YOU GET OLDER, HOW DOES THAT
CHANGE YOUR APPROACH TO THE WORK?
PEOPLE ARE YOUNGER. THEY HAVE A CERTAIN VITALITY AND
HUNGER THEY THREW THEMSELVES INTO THE WORK COMPLETELY
SOMETIMES TO A FAULT. HOW DOES BEING A MORE MATURE MAN
CHANGED WE DO YOUR PERFORMANCES? >> Idris: THERE'S A LOT OF
EXPERIENCE THAT GOES INTO IT. FIRST OF ALL, THE ROLES YOU
PICK. YOU'RE SORT OF LOOKING AT THE
SCRIPT, THINKING ABOUT, WHAT DO I HAVE TO OFFER TO THE
CHARACTER? WHAT DO I HAVE TWO OFFER TO THE
DIRECTOR, THE CAST QUESTION ON HOW MANY DAYS DO I HAVE OFF?
>> Stephen: AND WHAT IS THE LOCATION?
>> Idris: ONCE THE LOCATION? >> Stephen: ARE WE SHOOTING IN
IBIZA? >> Idris: AGE GIVES YOU MORE
THAN ACQUISITIVENESS TO GET AS CLOSE TO THE CHARACTERS YOU CAN.
I ENJOY THAT PROCESS A LOT MORE AS I GET OLDER.
>> Stephen: AS I WAS SAYING TO YOU BACKSTAGE AND I KNOW THIS
MOVIE CAME OUT DURING COVID SO IT'S BEEN OUT FOR LITTLE WHILE
BUT I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD SEE "3,000 YEARS OF LONGING."
YOU ARE AT LEAST THREE 3000 YEARS OLD.
I DON'T KNOW ANOTHER ACTOR WHO CAN CONVEY THAT LEVEL OF SOUL
SOULFUL, HEARTBROKEN GRAVITAS THAT YOU BRING TO THAT PART.
AN OTHERWORLDLY BEING FILLED WITH GRIEF OVER THE LONELINESS
OF LIFE. >> Idris: IT'S A CLASSIC AND
NO ONE HAS SEEN IT. >> Stephen: I THINK IT IS A
CLASSIC. ONE OF GEORGE MILLER'S GREATEST
FILMS. >> Idris: IT IS.
ONE OF THE HARDEST FILMS TO MAKE.
WE SHOT IT IN SYDNEY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT FILM TO MAKE.
IT IS A DEEP FILM. IT'S ABOUT A GENIE WHO BASICALLY
LIVES FOR 3,000 YEARS AND MEETS A WOMAN IN A HOTEL ROOM AND
SAYS, YOU KNOW, HERE'S YOUR THREE WISHES.
SHE'S LIKE "NAH, NOT INTO THAT." "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING."
>> Stephen: HE CAN'T BE FREE UNTIL SHE ASKS FOR THREE WISHES.
THE TRUEST, THE WISHES OF HER HEART.
>> Idris: IT'S A GOOD FILM. IT'S DEEP.
>> Stephen: YOU SAID IN RECENT YEARS, YOU BEEN, THE QUOTE I
HAVE HERE IS "SHEDDING SKINS." WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
THAT SOUNDS PAINFUL. >> Idris: IS PSORIASIS,
BASICALLY. >> Stephen: SURE.
YOU CAN GET SOME OTEZLA FOR THAT.
>> Idris: YOU GROW OLDER. THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU CARE
ABOUT A LOT WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER THEN AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU LET
GO OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS. I AM VERY MUCH ONE OF THESE
PEOPLE, I AM WEST AFRICAN. WE HOLD ON TO THINGS FOR A
WHILE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. WE HOLD ON TO IT.
AS I GET OLDER, I JUST, NOT SO MUCH.
SHED. LIKE MY JACKET, LIKE MY COAT.
>> Stephen: WHAT DOES THAT FOR YOU UP TO DO?
IF YOU SHARE THIS INFO DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DO?
>> Idris: THINK IT'S ABOUT BEING MORE ACCEPTING, ABSORBING
MORE. YOU LEARN MORE, YOU'RE EXPOSED
TO MORE. BEING MORE OPEN.
YOU CAN SHED SOME STUFF THAT YOU'VE BEEN SORT OF HOLDING ON
FOR A LONG TIME AND YOUR YOUTHFUL YEARS.
AS YOU GET OLDER, YOU CAN ACCEPT MORE, I THINK.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE ILL JUST