Parents: Idris Elba and Hanne Norgaard
Idris Elba has revealed the awkward reason why his own daughter, Isan, won’t be starring alongside him in his next blockbuster film.
Speaking on iHeartRadio’s The Breakfast Club, Elba revealed that although his 20-year-old daughter had the chance to audition, it appeared they didn’t have enough chemistry on-screen.
You heard that right.
“[Isan] was great but the relationship in the film and the relationship with my daughter – the chemistry wasn’t right for a film, weirdly enough,” he said, adding, “My daughter didn’t talk to me for three weeks.”
We don’t blame her.
The new thriller film follows Dr Nate Daniels (Elba) and his two daughters, played by actors Leah Jeffries and Iyana Halley, as they travel to a South African game reserve managed by an old family friend and wildlife biologist.
Their soul-seeking trip is turned on its head, however, when a lion begins stalking them.
Producer Will Packer also reportedly spoke about Isan’s snub on the film.
“Idris was definitely, like, ‘Listen, I want her to go in and go through the ropes, give her a shot, audition.’ He was very tough on her,” he saidn.
“He auditioned with her, and he was, like, ‘At the end of the day we’re going to make the best decision for the movie.”
He adds that this kind of thing can happen quite a lot with actors and their kids: “Sometimes the nuance of the real-life relationship just doesn’t translate on screen.”
Isan is the daughter of Elba and his first wife, Hanne Norgaard, who he married from 1993 to 2003.
The British actor is now married to Sabrina Dhowre Elba.
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