Idris Elba visits father's hometown for the first time, will receive Sierra Leone passport

Actor Idris Elba is due to receive citizenship in Sierra Leone and celebrate Christmas with it's President after he visited his father's hometown for the first time. Elba landed in the capital to a small crowd on Wednesday, December 18 according to an anonymous government official.

Will receive citizenship before Christmas

The UK-born star's mother is from Ghana and his father is from Sierra Leone, he has in the past expressed great interest in investing in eco-tourism in Sierra Leone. The West African country is currently trying to revive its tourism industry after suffering from a brutal civil war nearly two decades ago that took the lives of over a million people.

Elba is set to receive his Sierra Leone passport sometime before Christmas according to a government spokesperson. According to Sierra Leone's Deputy Tourism Minister William Robinson, Idria Elba is planning to visit Sherbro Island that is world-renowned for its pristine beaches. The actor will also be celebrating Christmas with President Julius Maada Bio.

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Idris Elba is the best known for his roles as Heimdal in the Thor franchise and The Avengers. In addition to that, he is also a pretty successful rapper and was named People magazine's "sexiest man alive" in 2018. In his next big venture, Idris will be playing Vigilante in The Suicide Squad. In the comics, Vigilante is an attorney in New York and is often compared to Marvel's Daredevil according to sources.

The first Suicide Squad released a few years ago and it mostly met with negative reviews at the box office. Now, DCEU’s The Suicide Squad is rumoured to be a standalone sequel to the first film. Despite the film possibly being a reboot, a bunch of cast members are returning from the first film, which was released in 2016. 

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