Idris Elba recently got candid and opened up about how he would react in a real-life hijacking situation.
During a conversation with PEOPLE magazine about the second season of his blockbuster Apple TV thriller series Hijackthe 53-year-old English actor and rapper got honest about who would be better at navigating a real-life hijacking situation: him or his character Sam Nelson.
Elba admitted that Nelson, a corporate negotiator, has the upper hand when it comes to taking control of the situation.
He added: “I would probably do worse. I would do it worse. I’m not sure I would feel the same way he does.’
The star of A house made of dynamite further revealed that his personality is completely different from Nelson’s, but if he ever finds himself in a hostage situation, he will try to connect with his captors on a personal level.
He explained, “I would try to appeal to the people involved and try to say, ‘Hey man, it doesn’t have to be this way.’ Where he’s much more like, ‘Okay, I’ll figure this out. I will deceive you all one way or another. ”
Elba stated that he tries “to be calm and not panic, but certainly probably not as good a negotiator as he is [Sam].”
For those who don’t know, the first season of Hijack took Nelson into a high-flying hostage situation on a plane and now, in its second season, he finds himself on a Berlin subway.
It is significant to mention that Hijack season 2 was released on Apple TV on January 14, 2026.
