Idris Elba has found his next project, and it will be a television adaptation of an impressively popular book. According to Variety, the actor will step into the role of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart.

Elba's 22Summers banner is producing, with David Oyelowo's banner Yoruba Saxon executive producing based on Chinua Acheba's 1958 book.

In an exciting development for fans of literature and film alike, Idris Elba is set to take on the lead role in A24’s upcoming television adaptation of the seminal novel Things Fall Apart, penned by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Idris Elba will help bring an all-time classic novel to the screen. Elba will star in and executive produce a TV series adaptation ...