Working with Idris Elba on Set for Booking.com

Adventures in Commercial Acting Today's blog comes from David P. Perlmutter, an author based in London, England. --------------------------------------------------------------- The scene was a beach party. There was a man-made sandy beach, tables with parasols, chairs with supporting cast sitting around pretending to be on vacation overseas, palm trees, a wooden hut for a bar, lights, candles, oh and a limbo set-up, all with a huge greenscreen behind. I hope I’ve set the scene for you. I spotted the golf cart and was invited to sit behind the wheel, paying close attention to the instructions on what I would be doing. I was pretty nervous because driving a golf cart on a man-made beach in a studio wasn’t easy, believe me, and what made it even more nerve racking was that the golf cart was brand new. After a number of at first unsuccessful but then successful attempts, I managed to start, drive and stop thirty feet in front of me just before the wire, which was my cue to brake. At this point, I was being filmed with a guy sitting next me in the passenger seat. I still knew nothing about the shoot, and just assumed he was one of the supporting artists for the day’s filming. Never assume. NEVER! Because as the guy jumped out of the cart to be replaced by another cast member, I had to lift my jaw from the sandy floor. If I had been nervous before about driving the golf cart on a beach and braking at the wire, I was terrified now, because the chap sitting right next to me, was none other than Idris Elba. [Continue Reading >>]( [Stage 32 logo]( Copyright ©2022 Stage 32, All rights reserved. 2711 N. Sepulveda Blvd. #427 Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266 Want to change how you receive these emails? [Update your preferences](. [Facebook icon]( [Twitter icon]( [Instagram icon]( [YouTube icon]( [Pinterest icon](