Idris Elba holds up a gun to an actor’s head while hanging off a rooftop on the set of The Dark Tower on Friday (July 8) in New York City.

The 43-year-old actor, who unbuttoned his shirt at one point to beat the scorching heat, filmed an intense fight scene and his stunt double was seen alongside him at one point.

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