Charlie Hunnam Really Wanted to Punch Idris Elba in the Face on the Set of ‘Pacific Rim

Charlie Hunnam once played pilot Raleigh Becket in the Guillermo del Toro feature Pacific Rim. There he teamed up with Idris Elba, who he confided might have gotten on the actor’s bad side in the beginning.

Why Charlie Hunnam had the urge to punch Idris Elba in ‘Pacific Rim’

Idris Elba and Charlie Hunnam smiling in suits as they attend the European premiere of 'Pacific Rim'.
Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba | Dave Hogan/Getty Images

Hunnam and Elba both teamed up for del Toro’s 2013 sci-fi feature Pacific Rim. The movie was about a team of pilots in charge of operating giant robots used to defend the Earth from monsters. Del Toro was interested in casting Hunnam for the project after meeting the Sons of Anarchy star for Hell Boy 2.

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