Idris Elba to play Quasimodo in 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' remake

A modern retelling of a classic

Idris Elba to play Quasimodo in 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' remake

A modern retelling of a classic

Suave, confident and extremely handsome Idris Elba will become Quasimodo in a modern adaptation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" for Netflix.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elba will also direct and produce the film, as well as put together original music for it. It's being billed as a "sonic and musical experience," which sounds like a bit of a leap from Victor Hugo's 1831 novel.For the unfamiliar, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" follows the disfigured Quasimodo as he falls in love with a young gypsy street dancer named Esmerelda, and attempts to prevent her from being hanged for murder.Elba fans have pointed out, however, that he is potentially far too good looking to play the famed hunchback. CGI and makeup could help there, perhaps?

Suave, confident and extremely handsome Idris Elba will become Quasimodo in a modern adaptation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" for Netflix.

According to , Elba will also direct and produce the film, as well as put together original music for it.

It's being billed as a "sonic and musical experience," which sounds like a bit of a leap from Victor Hugo's 1831 novel.

For the unfamiliar, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" follows the disfigured Quasimodo as he falls in love with a young gypsy street dancer named Esmerelda, and attempts to prevent her from being hanged for murder.

Elba fans have pointed out, however, that he is potentially far too good looking to play the famed hunchback. CGI and makeup could help there, perhaps?

I'd say that Idris Elba is like a thousand percent too sexy to play Quasimodo but he can play anything, can't he?
— Oliver Thulin (@oliverthulin.bsky.social) (@OliverThulin)

Idris Elba is going to be the handsomest Quasimodo ever.
— One Perfect Shot (@OnePerfectShot)

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