Idris Elba Says His Daughter Didn’t Get Role in ‘Beast,’ No Nepotism

Idris Elba says his own kid auditioned to play his onscreen daughter in his most current film — a part she didn’t get … despite the fact that her old guy might’ve most likely pulled some strings.

The star was just recently on “The Breakfast Club” with manufacturer Will Packer, plugging their brand-new flick “Beast” … which simply struck theaters. Throughout the convo, IE exposed that his 20-year-old, Isan, in fact check out for a part … among the 2 children included in the movie.

He says she didn’t wind up getting it since the chemistry simply wasn’t right … and, as an outcome, Isan didn’t speak with her father for about 3 weeks. So, yeah … some sour grapes.

In the end, however, Isan did make it to the premier and in fact postured with Idris — so it appears it’s all water under a bridge now. Still, though … the reality Idris didn’t simply make it take place just since she was his daughter is getting some congratulations in the movie neighborhood.

Packer in fact elaborates on this a bit more in the interview, informing the hosts that Idris firmly insisted that Isan get executed the typical procedure that every other starlet was going through … and to evaluate her on benefit. Packer says she was close to landing it — however in completion, they opted for Leah Jeffries and Iyana Halley to play Idris’ kids.

Obviously, Isan took the news with dignity … and Will says Idris’ anti-nepotism position was valued by all who dealt with the movie. He’s even getting props on Twitter today.

BTW, Isan’s in fact got her own IMDb page … it appears like she’s just got one acting credit so far — a brief movie called “Crimson Ties” — however something informs us she may be getting some more looks now that Idris has actually spoken up on her desire to enter into the films.