The Wire Creator Rewrote Stringer Bell's Death Scene To Appease A Furious Idris Elba

Stringer Bell's death in The Wire's third season was apparently supposed to look very different. An angry Idris Elba had to ...
Yahoo

Idris Elba had reservations about Stringer Bell's fate on “The Wire”: 'I was a little bit against some of that'

After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell. But when he first got word of his departure from the show, the actor admits he was less than thrilled.
IndieWire

Idris Elba Was at First ‘Against’ How His ‘The Wire’ Character Died, but Realized It Made a ‘Political Point’

Idris Elba was having a 40-degree day when first reading his character Stringer Bell’s death scene on “The Wire.” The acclaimed HBO series spanned five seasons between 2002 and 2008; Elba’s drug ...
Hosted on MSN

Idris Elba had reservations about Stringer Bell's fate on “The Wire”: 'I was a little bit against some of that'

That said, the actor agrees that it was ultimately an "important move" for the show's writers to make. After 20 years, Idris Elba has come around on the death of his The Wire character Stringer Bell.