Idris ElbaIn his latest movie, he may be able to go toe-to–toe with an aggressive lion BeastHowever, the actor didn’t anticipate to encounter one IRL.

CelebHomes News exclusively revealed that there was an actor who said, “There was a Lion there but he wasn’t in this movie.” Daily PopAt the NYC premiere of The Film on August 8th. Luckily, Elba managed to keep his cool, telling the wild animal, “‘That’s my guy. You running away? Is that you?

This thriller premieres on August 19. It follows Elba’s Dr. Nate Samuels with his two daughters Norah and Norah.Leah JeffriesMeredith (Iyana Halley(), who is stranded in South Africa by a poacher-run lion.

The 49-year old said that filming the action movie required them to “try to make it feel as real and authentic as possible.” We flew into South Africa’s middle, to the wild. We had less so we ate less. Our minds were sharp and we worked hard. There was a lot of practice. Although it was small and tight, we worked together as a team.