He claimed filming the movie saw them go through ‘the beats of a real relationship’.
And Idris Elba proved just how convincing his union with fellow esteemed superstar Kate Winslet could truly be as they got extremely hot and heavy in steamy love scenes for The Mountain Between Us, which is set for DVD release later this month.
The 42-year-old Titanic actress showed off her sensational figure while the Luther star, 45, flashed his eye-popping muscles in the sizzling scenes, in which their characters form a connection after being stranded together following a plane crash.
Hot stuff: Idris Elba proved just how convincing his union with fellow esteemed superstar Kate Winslet could truly be as they got extremely hot and heavy in steamy love scenes for The Mountain Between Us, which is set for DVD release later this month
Kate stars alongside Idris in the epic drama, which was released in October, in which her character photojournalist Alex and Idris’ character, brain surgeon Ben are left abandoned in the midst of perilous weather.
Alex, who photographs images of Neo-Nazis for a publication is getting married the following day, while Ben is required to operate on a dying 10-year-old, yet they are stuck at Salt Lake City Airport with all flights cancelled.
With an impending storm looming, the pair decide to persuade a charter pilot to fly them across the mountain range yet the plane inevitably crashes and they are left stranded, relying on one another for comfort and survival.
In the midst of this comfort, the couple naturally form an intense bond which culminated in their intimacy – with the scenes undoubtedly sending temperatures soaring for fans of the Hollywood heavyweight duo.
Woah! The 42-year-old Titanic actress showed off her sensational figure while the Luther star, 45, flashed his eye-popping muscles in the sizzling scenes, in which their characters form a connection after being stranded together following a plane crash
Having starred in an array of sex scenes throughout her 26 years on film, Kate is a dab hand at such roles – as illustrated while she stripped off for the sexy scene.
As she is undressed by the heartthrob actor, stunning Kate showed off her eye-popping assets in a black lace bra worn beneath a skin-tight white vest.
Shirtless Idris meanwhile was displaying his eye-popping muscles in all their glory as he locked lips with his co-star in an extremely intimate moment.
Upon the film’s initial release in October, cheeky Kate discussed the prospect of filming with the established Hollywood hunk. She said: ‘I was so excited to go up a mountain with Idris Elba. I don’t know how else to put it.’
Steamier than ever: Having starred in an array of sex scenes throughout her 26 years on film, Kate is a dab hand at such roles – as illustrated while she stripped off for the sexy scene
Meanwhile, Idris reflected on the experience, revealing that having Kate as his on-screen lover was comforting, as he had never played a proper romantic role before.
She said: ‘I said ‘Listen, I really want to get into this and I hope you don’t mind if we spend a lot of time together. We had a relationship – I don’t mean in the sense that we had a real relationship, but we went through the beats of a real relationship.’
Idris went on to explain the complexities of his on-screen romance with Kate, saying she encouraged the pair to follow Idris’ idea of becoming increasingly closer to make their characters seem more authentic.
‘And she said, ”Yes! That’s the way to do it, otherwise it just comes across as fake,” Idris revealed.
Hot stuff: Idris went on to explain the complexities of his on-screen romance with Kate, saying she encouraged the pair to follow Idris’ idea of becoming increasingly closer to make their characters seem more authentic