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Idris Elba may be one of the most in-demand actors around these days, but he revealed at the Empire Big Screen movie bash at the weekend how to get his attention.

Apparently, it’s all about a good sob story. The Luther star (pictured below) appeared to support his new effort as producer of Demons Never Die, a UK teen slasher starring Ashley Walters and Tulisa from N-Dubz.

Out later this year, it’s written and directed by newcomer Arjun Rose and Idris explained how the neophyte filmmaker approached him at a premiere of one his movies, handed him a script and told him his life story.

That was enough to interest the actor, who asked for more and ended up helping to get the film made. Now the pair are working on two more scripts.

Elba might be starring in one of them, but for now he’s concentrating on Pacific Rim, a giant monster movie directed by Guillermo Del Toro.