Luther: The Calling Luther: The Calling Luther: The Calling by Neil Cross is the first of three tie-in novels based on the BBC crime drama "Luther". The novel introduces the character of Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) John Luther. The novel is a prequel to the television series and focuses on the traumatic case involving a child killer named Henry Madsen. The novel expands on and explains several elements of the TV series, such as the breakup of the Luthers' marriage, and the corruption of DCI Ian Reed. The final events in the book mirror those portrayed at the start of Series 1 of
Idris Elba in a cell alone on Robben Island, where Mandela had been imprisoned. His performance earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama. In June 2012, Elba portrayed Captain Janek in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus". He joined the cast of the film "Pacific Rim" (2013) in the role of Stacker Pentecost. In January 2014, he confirmed that he would be starring in a film adaptation of "Luther". In 2014, he starred in "No Good Deed" as a vengeful psychopathic serial killer. In 2015, Elba appeared as Heimdall in the superhero blockbuster "", directed by