Idris Elba Maxim Cover Man

Idris Elba breaks media and cultural barriers by being the first man to appear solo on the cover of Maxim.

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00:00Idris Elba, prolific actor, Golden Globe winner,

00:04and the only man to make the word Interpol sound sexy.

00:07One of the companies in that building got a surprise visit from Interpol.

00:11You know Interpol?

00:13And now he's breaking Hollywood barriers

00:15as the first man to ever appear solo on the cover of Maxim,

00:20the holy grail of hotness.

00:22And if you're wondering why he's wearing that ugly-ass coat,

00:24it's the only way women will stay off him.

00:26I am aware of the effect I have on women.

00:29And when he isn't in your favorite movies,

00:32he's getting ready to be in your favorite movies.

00:35That includes one of Netflix's first original films,

00:37Beasts of No Nation.

00:39He plays an African warlord who trains child soldiers.

00:42I go here, I go to kill this man.

00:44I've never been more scared of a man wearing a shell necklace in my life.

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