'Is that me?' Idris Elba's portrayal of Nelson Mandela was so convincing the man himself was fooled into thinking he was in new film .

Idris Elba has revealed he was so convincing in his portrayal of Nelson Mandela that the former South African leader was fooled into believing he was in the film.
The Luther star said the ailing statesmen was shown a clip of the film which is released in the US next week and has generated Oscar buzz for his performance.
The actor spent hours studying news clips of the 95 year old Mandela to perfect his mannerisms and he also had a dialect coach to perfect his accent for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.                                                                 Is that me? Idris Elba revealed he was so convincing in his portrayal of Nelson Mandela that the former South African leader was fooled into believing he was in the film based on this scene
                          Elba said he was flattered when he heard Mandela mistook his portrayal for himself.
He said:'There is a scene in the end of film where I am walking. You cannot see my face, but it’s got the shirt and I'm walking up the hill. He said: ‘Is that me?'. How did you do that.'
Elba told ABC News the elder statesman had thought he was watching an actual news clip                                                   The actor said it was an honour to play Mandela, playing him from his 20s until his late 70s.
He admitted that he thought he would not be able to pull off playing such a well known and loved figure.
'The main concern for me was the look-a-like thing. Everybody knows what he sounds like and what he looks like.


                                                                                                                                                                                             posted by Emanto Ngaloru Nov 21,2013.