If you’ve been stalking Idris Elba’s IG movements, then you’ve probably noticed he’s been teasing his thirstiest fans with a lot more post-workout selfies lately. You know, of the shirtlesss, ab-clenched, sweat dripping down his pectoral muscles variety.
As it turns out, Elba is starring in and producing a new series through his company Green Door Pictures called Idris Elba: Fighter anticipated to be rolled out in three, one-hour-long installments, according to blog Shadow & Act.
The docuseries will follow the Thor: Ragnarok star as he trains to become a professional kick-boxer, globetrotting between locales UK, Cuba, Japan, South Africa and Thailand. Elba will be mentored by former world champions, trainers and coaches on unorthodox regimens and fighting techniques. You know what that means, more opportunities to see a shirtless Elba. Yasss.
British actor Idris Elba, left, listens to Emilio Correa, a boxer with the Cuban National team at the Rafael Trejo boxing gym in the Old Havana section of Havana . The session is part of the Discovery Network show Fighter. Elba is getting ready for his first kick boxing fight which will take place in October of this year.
(Photo by Angel Valentin)
The show culminates when Elba challenges a seasoned fighter in an all-out brawl.
"It has been a lifelong ambition of mine to fight professionally. Entering the ring to further test myself as a human being is a challenge I have been looking to take on for quite some time," Elba states in the press release. “This is no act. There is no script.This fight is real as are the potential repercussions."
Stay tuned for Elba’s steamy show set to air in the UK and USA sometime in early 2017.
