Idris Elba’s Daughter Wouldn’t Speak to Him for Three Weeks After She Wasn’t Cast in ‘Beast’

Hollywood has a long tradition of children acting alongside their famous parents.

Sometimes the results are wonderful (see: “Paper Moon”), and other times they’re… not (see: “After Earth”).

But it always seems to be an experience that famous parents cherish.So when Idris Elba was looking to cast his onscreen daughter in Baltasar Kormákur’s new lion attack movie “Beast,” it was natural for him to consider his real life 20-year-old daughter.

But in a recent appearance on “The Breakfast Club” (via Variety), he revealed that she “wasn’t right” for the part.

And unsurprisingly, the decision caused a bit of family tension in the Elba household.“She wants to be an actress and she auditioned,” Elba said about his daughter.

“And you know, it came down to chemistry in the end.

You know, my daughter, she was great, but the relationship in the film and the relationship with

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