they go, hey, your favorite actor, idris elba, is going to choose your favorite song. ey, what's up? how are you doing, guys? meanwhile, i chose "could you be loved?" by bob marley. but it's a studio audience, so i decided to be funny. i didn't know i was live in their wedding. i didn't know they could see me. so they said what are you going to play? i said, oh, i've got a great song. "i love big butts. i cannot lie." and the presenter was like, what? i couldn't understand what was going on. then i said no, i'm only joking. we're going to -- "could you be loved?" but it turns out the guy had a big butt and so it was a bit awkward. >> jimmy: oh, that worked out perfectly. [ laughter ] you were also a radio dj. a pirate -- like a real pirate radio -- because we in the united states, we have a couple of pirate radios but most of them are pretending to be pirate radio stations. but you were one of these stations that would broadcast illegally. from where did you broadcast? >> they used to put the pirate radios in like high-rises because that's where the aerials could go.all

from "pacific rim" idris elba. and music from rhye with cleto and the cletones. and now, now that that's settled, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. thank you. thank you for coming. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to california. i hope you had a fun fourth of july weekend. anyone have a fireworks accident? show of stumps. no? we had a long weekend here, four-day weekend. and i know my co-workers are just being friendly when they ask how my fourth of july was, r but i'd like it to stop because here's an interesting thing about my fourth of july. nothing. i did what everyone else did. we made jell-o that looked like the flag, and we ate it. [ laughter ] the other thing that bothers me about the fourth of july, and barbecues in general, is people who bring their own meat to your house. you ever have that? like they're saying, i didn't know what the meat situation would be but i took the liberty of bringing some. but just enough for myself. [ laughter ] if i can use your grill. that to me is un-american. you know, we went to the beach,

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from "pacific rim" idris elba. and music from rhye with cleto and the cletones. and now, now that that's settled, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

thanks to idris elba and apologies to matt damon. we ran out of time.bacon, diane krueger and music from the bacon brothers. thanks for watching. "nightline" is next. good night! ♪ ,,,,,, >>> tonight on "nightline," fatal error? a woman murdered and a bloody crime scene, and a trial that ends with the death penalty. we ask, did texas execute the wrong man? >>> they're powerful, majestic creatures who have lived in these waters for thousands of years. we go to thailand to find out if it is too late for these endangered fish. >>> and the emmy snub tonight. the emmys are out and you will be surprised who didn't make the >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with juju chang. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us. it is being hailed as a major step forward for our criminal justice system. an unprecedented federal review of death penalty crimes has revealed 27 cases where fbi forensics experts may have helped garner wrongful convictions, often being very complicated. today, we examined a case that condemned a man to death. but did the state get

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from "pacific rim" idris elba. and music from rhye with cleto and the cletones. now, now that that's settled, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. thank you. thank you for coming. [ cheers and applause ] welcome to california. i hope you had a fun fourth of july weekend. anyone have a fireworks

and star idris elba joins us to talk about it all.his name isn't recognizable, his face is. idris elba, who was seen on the big screen with beyonce in "obsessed." "prometheus" and "thor." >> never, let an enemy slip through my watch. >> reporter: and on your television screen, "the wire" and "luther." >> when it's the last man standing, you it you against him, isn't it? >> reporter: and now, he is stacker pentecost, leader of the resistance in "pacific rim." >> today, there's not a man nor woman in here who shall stand alone. not today. today, we face the monsters that are at our door and bring the fight to them. >> the world is in danger. that's it. that's the plot. it's definitely -- a human story. my character, charlie hunter, who is a leading young soldier who has to jump in and save the world at the end of the day. >> i'm guessing i wasn't your first choice. >> you are my first choice. all the other mach 3 pilots are dead. >> reporter: in the movie, an alien attack threatens earth. but mankind fights back, with row bats. really b