Idris Elba will be double-starring in the adventure miniseries Ascension, which focuses on the history and future of astronomy and mankind’s impulse for the stars. The shows creators, British producer Vivek J. Tiwary and writer Warren Ellis, are eyeing The Wire alum to star as both the Egyptian polymath Imhotep in 3000 B.C. as well as an extraordinary astronomer in the near future.
Elba, who recently starred in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, will next be in the upcoming sci-fi film Prometheus.
