Idris Elba revealed he and his fellow cast and crew members on upcoming film Three Thousand Years of Longing have quite a rare name for sex scenes.
The fantasy film, directed by George Miller, stars Idris as a Djinn (like a genie) who is unleashed on British scholar Alithea, played by Tilda Swinton.
‘In this character, he’s been a Djinn for 3000 years, and every time he’s gotten out of the bottle, he’s had a mishap that’s put him back in the bottle,’ Idris explained, adding that they had to ‘come up with an accent that stood the test of time’.
He continued that the ‘technical’ accent took him around ‘six weeks to perfect.’
The Luther star also revealed the cast and crew called the sex scene between the scholar and Djinn, ‘love craft’.
He explained to stand-in This Morning hosts Rochelle Humes and Vernon Kay: ‘Yeah, in the film it’s called not love making, but love craft, it’s the way a Djinn makes love.
‘It’s one of the beautiful parts of the movie because it’s a real special-effects, painting, moving, imagery thing that’s incredible.
‘The way he makes love is very different from how humans do, so George goes to explain that visually.’
He added that some of those visual effects made the film more ‘complicated,’ saying that in one scene he had to get into a ‘tiny box that looked like the hotel room to give the illusion of scale.’
This comes after Idris revealing that he can’t actually watch himself on screen.
‘I don’t like to watch films that I’m in. I typically go to a premiere, watch the first 10 minutes and then leave, but for some reason I stayed for Beast, which was torture,’ he told Metro.co.uk.
‘However, I was just fascinated about how we achieve the ferociousness of this lion, the fear factor of the human characters, and that merger.’
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV.
Got a story?
If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us [email protected], calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.
MORE : Rosemary Conley’s ‘worst decision’ was leaving This Morning: ‘It was a lovely programme to be on’
MORE : This Morning viewers stunned by woman who claims she got pregnant with £25 DIY sperm donor kit
For all the latest Entertainment News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.
