Nikki Amuka-Bird \u2013\u00a0who appeared on the show between 2011 and 2013 \u2013 says fans should have a lot to look forward to in the film spin-off. <\/p>
There\u2019s not long to wait until Idris Elba returns as DCI John Luther for the hotly-anticipated film spin-off on Netflix<\/a> \u2013 and one former star of the show says she\u2019s heard very good things about the movie.<\/p>\n Nikki Amuka-Bird has revealed fans should definitely be excited about what they\u2019ve go to look forward to in Luther: The Fallen Sun<\/a>, which is getting a brief cinema release on 24th February before being added to the streamer two weeks later.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve heard \u2013 word on the street \u2013 is it is so good,\u201d she told RadioTimes.com<\/a> during an exclusive interview to promote her role in M Night Shyamalan\u2019s new film Knock at the Cabin. \u201cAnd I cannot wait to see Luther in action again, it\u2019s so funny how we just always want to see him do his thing \u2013 I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n She added: \u201cThe stakes are going to be higher, the action is going to be bigger, and you know, I think it\u2019s gonna be really exciting!\u201d<\/p>\n Amuka-Bird starred in eight episodes of the series as DCI Erin Gray between 2011 and 2013, appearing in both the second and third seasons of the hit crime drama and often finding herself at odds with John Luther.<\/p> According to the film\u2019s official synopsis, it will open with the maverick detective behind bars \u2013 only for him to break out in a desperate bid to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him.<\/p>\n Some brief footage of the movie was included in Netflix\u2019s film preview video for 2023<\/a>, showing Luther declaring: \u201cThis is my case. I\u2019ve got to make this right,\u201d as he looks at the London skyline.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Elba has revealed that James Bond is the template<\/a> for the film, telling Total Film<\/a> magazine: \u201cJohn is a leading character in a film that he\u2019s the hero of. That\u2019s the comparison I\u2019m making. Some films do them well \u2013 Bond is one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n