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  'Wire' Actors Idris Elba And Michael K. Williams Join Cary Fukunaga And Spike Lee Movies

  By Germain Lussier August 21st, 2013

  Two of the breakout stars from The Wire just landed new jobs with some modern auteurs. First up, Idris Elba (most recently seen in Pacific Rim) will star in Cary Fukunaga's (Jane Eyre) latest film called Beasts of No Nation. Next, Boardwalk Empire's Michael K. Williams is the second actor to join Spike Lee's still untitled…

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  Michael K. Williams Can't Do 'Django Unchained,' Books A Role In 'Snitch'

  By Russ Fischer November 16th, 2011

  This is a drag. Micheal K. Williams, known to many as Omar from The Wire and an accomplished and well-rounded actor in general, was a favorite for the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. That part went to the more easily marketable Jamie Foxx, but over the last few months Williams has said that…

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