# Idris Elba Thought Denzel Washington Shot Him in American Gangster

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2109367134660788456
- Source account: [@everymovieplug](https://x.com/everymovieplug)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:52
- Published: 2026-10-11
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster) While filming American Gangster, Idris Elba thought Denzel Washington had actually shot him.

[0:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=7) I need these fresh. If I have to come back here and get you, you know what it is.

[0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=10) Tango. We don't play that. Yes, sir. I hear you. You, you won't have to come back.

[0:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=13) There will be no problem. What about you, Frank? You need anything?

[0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=16) Where's my money? Red top gave you the package.

[0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=18) You supposed to hand me my money. For the scene, Ridley Scott wanted Frank Lucas to press his gun directly against Tango’s forehead.

[0:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=25) To make it look convincing, Scott told Elba to lean his head against the prop weapon. Then Denzel pulled the trigger.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=31) You gonna shoot me? Elba dropped to the ground, shouting that he’d been shot.

[0:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=34) Come on. The gun was a prop, but the shock was real.

[0:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/3mzUGFdKaLqT/en/idris-elba-thought-denzel-washington-shot-him-in-american-gangster?t=38) One of the film’s most brutal moments came from a reaction its director never expected.