Idris Elba makes history for Maxim magazine

Known for featuring scantily clad women on its cover, Maxim Magazine has done something different this time. The magazine, for the first time has featured a man on its cover.

Yes you read it right.

Actor Idris Elba became the first male to make the cover of Maxim. He graced the cover of the September issue which is out now. 

 

Look of the cover

Elba has posed in a Calvin Klein Collection black leopard-print funnel coat, alongside the caption, “Man Up,” on the cover page.

 

Who is Elba Idris?

Elba is best known for his portrayal of drug lord and aspiring businessman Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell in the HBO series ‘The Wire’, Detective John Luther in the BBC One series ‘Luther’, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film ‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom’.

 

Quote- Un-quote:

“We’ve never in US Maxim history had a man on the cover solo,” said new editor-in-chief Kate Lanphear. “This is the very first time, and there was no one else in the world more bad ass than Idris.”

Elba is the perfect embodiment of what Lanphear wanted a man on the cover to be. “He’s multi-dimensional, he’s complex, he’s sophisticated, but he’s down to earth. It was funny when on set, I was like, ‘Is there anything this guy can’t do?’ He’s an award-winning actor, he’s a DJ, his capsule clothing line for Superdry is about to hit stores. The guy broke the [British] land speed record, which hasn’t been touched since like 1928. He’s sort of a living, breathing superhero.”

Elba will appear as a villain alongside Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto in 2016’s ‘Star Trek Beyond.’