It is truly one of the most popular of the current crop of DVD-based water-cooler series.
And hes younger, and has got a gamers mentality.
So, he and I connected immediately, and that was it.
Have you any experience with this kind of thing?
I have, yeah.
It would be a white fellow, with an afro, saying Im Vaughan!.
Fantastic, just real commitment to the show.
Im not prepared for whatThe Losersmight be.
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Did you read any of the olderLosersstuff, the WW2 stuff?
Just a little bit.
Just out of interest, and to see the artwork and the direction.
Just to see what the characters were like.
But its taken quite a transformation into what it is now.
How is that reflected in the film?
The onus isnt really on the military, its more of a character-led thing.
Would you say it takes any sort of ideological stance on the military at all?
But it isnt about the Army.
And thats definitely refreshing.
I think that weve seen, as an audience, way too much stuff on the Army.
I think weve got Army fatigue, no pun intended!
Whats the film about, then?
Were losers, weve lost everything, were practically dead.
And, of course, we have incredible skills and resilience.
How close is the film to Andy Diggle and Jocks version of the comic series?
Its tough to put a legacy of comic books into one script.
It definitely maintains the integrity, but it doesnt follow Andy and Jocks storylines, per se.
Theres a little bit of artistic licence.
But you do get the feel that youre watchingThe Losers.
That said, did you have much contact or camaraderie with Andy or Jock?
Actually, towards the end.
I twit a lot, and Andy, he hit me up on Twitter.
You know, I was sending pictures…
I got in trouble for that, actually.
But Andy, we hit each other back and forth on the Twitter.
These two dudes that literally made this up in their basement or in a pub, they said.
And he was like Thats me!.
That was a really interesting moment, it had come full circle.
How do you feel about that?
I cant remember the last time I bought a magazine, I get all my stuff from the internet.
I wouldnt twit stuff that was detrimental to the story, or any key points.
Theyre just interesting things that only I could tell you.
I dont feel bad about it, and I dont think he was serious.
Yeah, I definitely feel it should be supervised.
But again, I think it should be embraced, as well.
There are ways you might do it to get to get people interested in your project.
The whole big [evil muahaha laugh] reveal is not as good any more.
Who are your favourite people to follow on Twitter?
Is there a similar thing withThe Losers?
Is it different from the more grounded acting that youve done before?
Is it more stylised?
It depends on what the director wants.
I want to bring people into the action.
Now what does that do to us as actors?
So, slightly more exaggerated, but at the same time real.
If you get cool lines to say, say em… cool!
[laughs]
Thanks for your time, Idris!
The Losers is due on 9th April.Idris Elba Twitshere.
