The 42-year-old has become the first ever male to appear solo on the cover of Maxim Magazine.
'We've never in US Maxim history had a man on the cover solo,' editor-in-chief Kate Lanphear told Racked on Tuesday.
'This is the very first time, and there was no one else in the world more badass than Idris.'
Although men have appeared on flip covers and have also starred alongside women throughout the mag's 20 year history, a guy has never appeared on his own until this September's issue.
Under the fitting headline 'Man Up', it describes its cover star as an 'actor, musician, racecar driver and all-around badass'.
The man himself looks smoldering in a heavy black and grey animal-print jacket, which matches his trademark salt and pepper beard.
'For me, he was really the perfect embodiment of what I think the new Maximman is,' Lanphear continued. 'He's multi-dimensional, he's complex, he's sophisticated, but he's down to earth.
'It was funny when on set, I was like, "Is there anything this guy can't do?" - He's an award-winning actor, he's a DJ, his capsule clothing line for Superdry is about to hit stores.
'The guy broke the [British] land speed record which hasn't been touched since like 1928. He's sort of a living, breathing superhero,' she said.
In May The Wire star drove a Bentley Continental GT Speed at 180.361 mph across Pendine Sands in Wales, breaking the 88-year-old record set by Sir Malcolm Campbell in the legendary Blue Bird.
'I just like the velocity, and I guess I’m slightly addicted to the risk of it,' he told the Maxim.
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