Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

Yesterday was the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, and—besides improved health, the knowledge that he has secured his legacy as a champion for equality, and maybe one of those funny eCards from Bono—what more could the man wish for than a movie trailer where he’s portrayed by the always-awesome Idris Elba? The Wire and Pacific Rim star makes his official foray into big-P prestige films with this adaptation of Mandela’s 1994 autobiography, capturing a time when all of South Africa was asking, “Where’s the end of institutionalized racism, String?” and Mandela responded by declaring, “Today, we are canceling the apartheid.” There, I think we got all the obvious references out of the way. Something about Luther, maybe.