“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” is an exciting movie. So’s watching those watching it:

Guy Oseary, who manages U2 and Madonna, too, has six fingers. The sixth being a cell permanently grafted to his palm .?.?. Zac Posen kept fluffing some fluffy parading a new silk fluffjob .?.?. Salman Rushdie, who hasn’t missed an opening since his first wedding night, waited to hit a TV camera on the red carpet .?.?. Chef Bobby Flay: “I’m here because my restaurant’s across the way.”

Idris Elba plays Mandela. Tall, handsome, gorgeous teeth. Brit accent. Friendly. But no pistol to interview. “I never met Mandela.” How’d he get this role? “It’s been a journey.” Learning his mannerisms? “I studied his documentaries, books. I didn’t want an imitation.” About playing the age range? “It’s interpretive.”

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