‘Hijack’ Star Idris Elba Admits He’d Be Too Busy ‘Sleeping’ To Rescue Anyone In A Real-Life Hijacking Scenario
etcanada.comIdris Elba may jump into action in the new TV series “Hijack”, but in real life, that wouldn’t be the case. The actor — who plays Sam Nelson in the Apple TV+ thriller — spoke to ET Canada’s Jed Tavernier at the London, U.K.
premiere, with the host questioning whether he’d be on hand to help in a real-life hijacking scenario, like his character. When asked, all of Elba’s castmates told Tavernier they’d be comfortable with the 50-year-old springing to action in their defense.
Elba admitted, “Here’s the thing, when I get on the plane, I don’t know about you, but as soon as I’m in my seat, I’m sleeping. “So I would have missed the whole thing.
I would’ve been like, ‘Yo, what’s going on? What happened?’ Because I sleep on planes.” READ MORE: Idris Elba Shares His Air Travel Dos And Don’ts: ‘Sorry!
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