FILM@TWO_SENSER: Mandela: Long walk To Freedom

Idris Elba: The man is positively on fire right now. Earlier this year he was captaining the Prometheus, and now he's cancelling the Apocalypse on Pacific Rim, and bending the rules on the BBC's formidable crime drama, Luther...

After his Golden Globe win for Luther, Elba has been gradually maneuvered into the Hollywood Spotlight and his obvious screen presence has not gone unnoticed.

Even starring in the dubious Ghost Rider 2 has done nothing to slow him down.

And now with the release of the first trailer for the year's-end Mandela biopic, the Oscars may well be calling.

Apparently the casting was met with mixed reviews with some critics wondering if Elba could play a convincing Mandela – frankly any attempt at playing Nelson Mandela is dicey with South African audiences disapproving of everyone from Terrence Howard to Danny Glover playing South Africa’s first democratically elected President.

But Idris certainly seems to have done his homework with regards to the iconic leader's voice and accent...  Although based on Nelson Mandela's biography, they've obviously beefed up the action in typical Hollywood style, which probably means an inevitable watering-down of any political agendas.

I await with anticipation: