Beast hits theaters on Aug. 19, 2022. Part survival and part eco-thriller, Baltasar Kormákur’s Beast is the latest film to pit man versus nature. And while that premise alone is far from an ...

You should also know that this is the entire premise of Beast: Idris Elba battles a lion. OK, there’s a little bit more to the story. The lion is just so pissed off about the world.

The adventure film “Beast” sees a grieving Idris Elba square off against a lion in the South African bush. It’s further proof that Elba is a movie-star force to be reckoned with.

Dir: Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries, Sharlto Copley. 15, 93 minutes. A shot of Idris Elba socking a lion in the face isn’t just the dramatic ...

But Beast feels slapdash and detached to the point of being disdainful. It offers the barest idea of a movie about Idris Elba fighting a lion and nothing more. ‘Beast’ opens nationwide August ...