Being the rational woman she is, Dr. Binnie doesn’t believe him.

Yet there was one major detail the actor wanted to include that had completely slipped the director’s mind.

It turns out, this idea hadn’t even crossed director George Miller’s mind.

Idris Elba smiling

Luckily, the director agreed to film all of the flashback scenes before scheduling Swinton’s arrival on set.

“Three Thousand Years of Longing” hits theaters on Friday, August 26.

Idris Elba in Three Thousand Years of Longing