Yesterday marked his 95th birthday and today we see Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in Justin Chadwick's biopic, Long Walk To Freedom.

A sneaky teaser trailer for the film dropped earlier this month, but it didn't feature much footage from the movie at all at all. This new trailer, however, gives us a sneak peek at what Elba will be up to as he portrays the leader in his earlier days.


If you're not familiar with the South African icon's back story, prepare for quite the history lesson as Chadwick takes you through Mandela's time in prison, and his rise to the pinnacle of South African politics. Skyfall's Naomi Harris is on board as Winnie too.

Long Walk to Freedom hits Irish cinema screens on January 3rd 2014.