Idris Elba speaks about relationship with Kate Winslet
He's the British actor that is known for his strong roles in Thor and The Avengers.
But Idris Elba has tried his hand at a softer role with new film The Mountain Of Us, co-starring alongside Kate Winslet, 42.
In an interview with Spectrum on Saturday, the 45-year-old reflected on the experience, revealing that having Kate as his on-screen lover was comforting, as he had never played a proper romantic role before.
Big change: Idris Elba (R) has tried his hand at a softer role with new film The Mountain Of Us, co-starring alongside Kate Winslet, 42 (L)
'I said 'Listen, I really want to get into this and I hope you don't mind if we spend a lot of time together,'' Idris told the publication.
'We had a relationship - I don't mean in the sense that we had a real relationship, but we went through the beats of a real relationship.'
Idris went on to explain the complexities of his on-screen romance with Kate, saying she encouraged the pair to follow Idris' idea of becoming increasingly closer to make their characters seem more authentic.
'We went through the beats of a real relationship': In an interview with Spectrum on Saturday, the 45-year-old elaborated on the experience, claiming that having Kate was comforting, as he had never played a proper romantic role before
'Yes! That's the way to do it, otherwise it just comes across as fake,': Idris claimed Kate encouraged the pair to follow Idris' idea of becoming increasingly closer to make their characters seem more authentic
'And she said, ''Yes! That's the way to do it, otherwise it just comes across as fake,'' Idris revealed.
But while the two were completely serious about their roles in the film, it didn't stop them from joking about the process when they appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday.
Sitting alongside American comedian Chris Rock, the pair told how director Hany Abu-Assad had never directed a love scene, and Kate Winslet had to take charge so the scene could be filmed.
'I'm afraid I had to get quite bossy': While the two were completely serious about their roles in the film, it didn't stop them from joking about the process when they appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday
'I'm afraid I had to get quite bossy,' Kate said.
Asking Idris to confess that he was quite nervous before the scene was filmed, he replied: 'Not really, no, that was my game to just get in there.'
Idris plays Ben Bass, a neurosurgeon who boards a charter plane with photojournalist Alex Martin, played by Kate, who both become lost in the wilderness following an almost fatal plane crash.