Idris Elba’s daughter, Isan, did not speak to the actor for three weeks after she auditioned for his new movie Beast and failed to land the role.
Beast is about Idris as a father trying everything to save his two daughters – hence his daughter, an aspiring actress, naturally decided to audition for the role.
Elba says she was phenomenal in the acting process but there just were some chemistry issues between them and ultimately, the casting team decided to go in another direction.
Elba said that led to his daughter not speaking to him for three full weeks!
“She wants to be an actress and she auditioned,” Elba said on “The Breakfast Club.
“And you know, it came down to chemistry in the end. You know, my daughter, she was great, but the relationship in the film and the relationship with my daughter was — the chemistry wasn’t right for film, weirdly enough. My daughter didn’t talk to me for about three weeks.” he added.
Producer of Beasts, Will Packer echoed Elba’s statements that Isan was very good during the audition process but their real-life relationship just didn’t translate on-screen.
“Idris is right, some of the nuances of that real-life relationship sometimes doesn’t translate on screen.” he said.
After her three-week pout, Isan eventually came around and attended the premiere of Beast alongside her father.
Beast is an American survival film about a wild and hungry Lion killing people on a South African game reserve whilst Dr Nate Samuels, played by Elba, tries to keep everyone – including his two daughters – alive.
Source: GhanaCelebrities.Com