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Idris Elbamade it a family night!
The star brought wifeSabrina Dhowreand daughter Isan to the Los Angeles premiere ofSonic the Hedgehog 2at the Regency Village Theatre on Tuesday.
The firstSonic the Hedgehogmovie was released in 2020 and made $306 million worldwide. Itbroke the recordfor the highest-earning opening weekend for a big-screen adaptation of a video game property, beating out 2019’sPokémon Detective Pikachu.
Elba, 49, said he enjoyed trying his hand in the comedy world. “You know, I’ve been known to play some very dramatic characters, and I loved that, you know, but in real, real time, I’m a goofy guy,” he recentlytoldExtra. “I’m a goofy dad, you know, and I love dad jokes and I love to be goofy… I’d like to explore doing more comedy… I enjoy it.”
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“It’s great to have something that young kids can kind of go, ‘Oh, that’s you,’ " he continued. “They can’t watch half the stuff that I made.”
While Isan, 20, may not fall into that category, his son Winston, 7, is the target audience forSonic 2.Elba has moreSonicin the works too: Paramount+ recently announced that Elba’s character will be gettinghis own live-action spin-off series, set to release next year.
Elba has been open about his hopes to “lean away from acting” tofocus more on musicin the coming years.
“Some may think, ‘Well, it will be the death of your acting if your music’s s—.’ I’ve dealt with the internal struggle of that over the years,” hetoldVanity Fair. “So now I’m at peace and I’ve chosen: This is what I’m doing, and I’m going to do it. Some will love it and some will hate it.”
The actor is not new to the music world, havingperformed at Coachellain 2019 and deejayingMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry’s wedding reception. He added toExtrathat he likes making music because, unlike acting where “you’re playing someone else,” music lets him “just be [me].”
source: people.com
