"I thought it was Manchester United": Idris Elba has no clue what the MCU stands for

Idris Elba as Heimdall in Thor

We throw around geeky shorthand like it’s nothing. We all love a LARP, get annoyed when people are AFK, and, of course, we can’t get enough of the MCU. But about that last one… it turns out Idris Elba, a bit-part player in five Marvel movies to date, doesn’t have a clue what the MCU stands for. I’m not quite sure how he do🥂esn’t know either, but here we are.

Speaking to , Elba – who played Heimdall from the Marvel early days in Thor right through to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Thor: Ragnarok and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avengers: Infinity War – was pressed 🌌with an MCU question and wasn’t quite sure what was going on. In fact, he had to clarify what it meant. That sound you can hear is millions of Marvel fans cringing out of their𒅌 skin.

“What&rsquo📖;s MCU?” Elba said, before being told that it stood for Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Oh right, I have never heard that before! I thought it was Manchester United… but don’t worry about it.🍃”

Far be it from me to suggest that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige should have swooped in with a chalkboard so Idris Elba could have written ‘MCU is the Marvel Cin𒊎ematic Universe’ over and over again, it is pretty hilarious for the actor to have (presumably) heard the acronym MCU for nearly a decade and just thougᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚht everyone was talking about a football team. FFS, Idris!

It might be a good idea for someone to tell him what 007 means, lest 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:he becomes the new James Bond. At least Idris Elba isn’t blissfully unaware abo🌱ut the MCU anymore – 🍷and kudos to him for learning new things, bless him.

Here's a taste of MCU 101, Idris (and anyone else who wants to revel in all things Marvel): the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Marvel movies and all of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new Marvel movies coming our way up 'til 2020.

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