James Bond Producers Are Reportedly Leaning Toward Idris Elba as the Next 007

[Real]

Aint no way in hell his dikk game better than mine

 

[Supa]

If I were a writer I'd have Idris debut as a character in the next Bond film and then spin him off. In the next film, the SIS learn that a former Russian bio-engineer is creating technology in order to fund an organization called Sharun (loosely based on Isis). Sharun is implanting a device in middle eastern immigrants in order to create sleeper cell agents which they have been doing for the past 15 years. During the royal wedding the Russian diplomat creates a device that knocks out the power in London and activates the sleeper agents in order to create a caliphate in the UK and overthrow the queen.

Probably easier to have him be 007 than create a Bond universe. You can sell James Bond but there's no guarantee audiences will embrace a new character.

Idris is just the best actor for the part.

 

[VertigoKnight]

I like Idris, but Chiwetel Ejiofor would be a much better choice if they were going for a new Bond. Plus they'd get at least 4 movies out of him.

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

He can’t be Bond but he could be a 00agent.

I’d have this agent have his own set of enemies. For instance, human traffickers, Libyan slave traders, White Supremacist Boers, Nigerian counterfeiters and scammers, Somali warlords, bio terrorists but a Monsanto type company.

He could be one of those child soldiers that learned to kill at an early age, was saved by British peacekeepers so he feels loyalty to the crown but the crown took this killing machine and honed his skills and groomed him to be an agent.

 

[Doobie Doo]

If I were a writer I'd have Idris debut as a character in the next Bond film and then spin him off. In the next film, the SIS learn that a former Russian bio-engineer is creating technology in order to fund an organization called Sharun (loosely based on Isis). Sharun is implanting a device in middle eastern immigrants in order to create sleeper cell agents which they have been doing for the past 15 years. During the royal wedding the Russian diplomat creates a device that knocks out the power in London and activates the sleeper agents in order to create a caliphate in the UK and overthrow the queen.

He can’t be Bond but he could be a 00agent.

I’d have this agent have his own set of enemies. For instance, human traffickers, Libyan slave traders, White Supremacist Boers, Nigerian counterfeiters and scammers, Somali warlords, bio terrorists but a Monsanto type company.

He could be one of those child soldiers that learned to kill at an early age, was saved by British peacekeepers so he feels loyalty to the crown but the crown took this killing machine and honed his skills and groomed him to be an agent.

Why ya'll can't go with the fan theory that James Bond is just a code name for a spy of that caliber

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

Why ya'll can't go with the fan theory that James Bond is just a code name for a spy of that caliber

Cause I don’t want to see Idris saying Bond James Bond, nikka

 

[lamont614]

Y'all memories are too short, which is why these bigots are winning.

It was supposed to happen with the last film, but the racists attacked him and the author of the James Bond book said that he was "too street"..................



The following is from 3 years ago


Idris Elba says he's still smiling after comments by James Bond author


Idris Elba says he's still smiling after comments by James Bond author

Author Anthony Horowitz has apologised after saying Elba was ‘too street’ to play the role of 007


Idris Elba has addressed controversial comments made by James Bond author Anthony Horowitz, who claimed the actor was “too street” to play 007.

Horowitz, who has penned the “continuation” Bond novels, including the latest, Trigger Mortis, apologised earlier this week for his “clumsily” chosen words to discuss the prospect of Elba being cast in the notorious role.

In response, Elba has posted a screengrab of Horowitz’s apology on Instagram with the accompanying message: “Always keep smiling! It takes no energy and never hurts! Learned that from the Street!”

Media sites and fans have praised the actor, best known for his roles in hit TV shows Luther and the Wire, for his “perfect” and “classy” reaction.

The dispute began after Horowitz told the Mail on Sunday he believed the actor Adrian Lester would make a more suitable Bond. “For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a colour issue. I think he is probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah,” he said.

But critics said the author’s choice of words were insensitive and reminiscent of racist discourse, which sees terms like “street” used to describe and demean black subcultures. Writer Ta-Nehisi Coats tweeted: “Just be honest and say ‘James Bond’s being white is important to me; and be done with it. Elba is ‘too street’ in much the same way that Obama was ‘too foreign’, and King was ‘too communist’.”

Horowitz’s apology, which he released on Tuesday, read: “I am mortified to have caused offence. I’m really sorry my comments about Idris Elba have caused offence. That wasn’t my intention.

“I was asked in my interview if Idris Elba would make a good James Bond. In the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice, but I’m a writer not a casting director so what do I know?”

Elba, 42, has been one of the frontrunners to take over from Daniel Craig when the current Bond retires. But a number of public figures have disagreed with the concept of a black actor playing the role.

American rightwing radio host Rush Limbaugh said: “James Bond is a total concept put together by Ian Fleming. He was white and Scottish. Period.”

Former 007 villain Yaphet Kotto added: “He cannot be black. Political correctness be damned. Play 003 or 006, but you cannot be 007.”

Last month, actor David Oyelowo, who is of Nigerian descent, was cast to play Bond in the audiobook version of Trigger Mortis.

Too Street

 

[bordeaux]

He's too old. Give him his own series.

 

[Jhoon]

People will say they will boycott and this and that

And it will still make 700mill plus worldwide

Tent poles should easily be billion dollar movies. That’s all I’m saying. If you’re spending $250 million on a film, a billion should be the goal.

Idris is too damn old. They should have had this conversation 10 years ago.

No one is interested in a white savior movie anymore. Those days are over.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

I like Idris, but Chiwetel Ejiofor would be a much better choice if they were going for a new Bond. Plus they'd get at least 4 movies out of him.

We win either way.

He can’t be Bond but he could be a 00agent.

I’d have this agent have his own set of enemies. For instance, human traffickers, Libyan slave traders, White Supremacist Boers, Nigerian counterfeiters and scammers, Somali warlords, bio terrorists but a Monsanto type company.

He could be one of those child soldiers that learned to kill at an early age, was saved by British peacekeepers so he feels loyalty to the crown but the crown took this killing machine and honed his skills and groomed him to be an agent.

The amount of material from Canada, America, South America, and Africa would be almost infinite. They'd be stories for days. Plus, a chance to hire plenty of black writers too.

Cause I don’t want to see Idris saying Bond James Bond, nikka

Elba. Idris Elba.

 

[Vandelay]

Plus making James Bond black is a lazy way to achieve diversity. Never been a fan of race and gender swaps. I'd like to see them introduce him as another agent in the next Daniel Craig film and then spin it off.

If I were a writer I'd have Idris debut as a character in the next Bond film and then spin him off. In the next film, the SIS learn that a former Russian bio-engineer is creating technology in order to fund an organization called Sharun (loosely based on Isis). Sharun is implanting a device in middle eastern immigrants in order to create sleeper cell agents which they have been doing for the past 15 years. During the royal wedding the Russian diplomat creates a device that knocks out the power in London and activates the sleeper agents in order to create a caliphate in the UK and overthrow the queen.

Idris would kill it as Bond...no doubt in my mind, but thinking about it...have him as a Felix Leiter-type, with more screen time and action and then spin it off into another franchise.

The next Bond is going to be Craig's last anyway...Have Elba's spin off as they wait for a new Bond. All these movies have their own universes...its about that time for Bond's universe.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Aint no way in hell his dikk game better than mine

The world champion HOH actor. Publically talked about slapping women and still was getting a list p*ssy

 

[Redwood]

They been fukking around. He should've been bond years ago

Exactly. This was supposed to happen at least three years ago

 

[Kyle Barker]

Y'all memories are too short, which is why these bigots are winning.

It was supposed to happen with the last film, but the racists attacked him and the author of the James Bond book said that he was "too street"..................



The following is from 3 years ago


Idris Elba says he's still smiling after comments by James Bond author


Idris Elba says he's still smiling after comments by James Bond author

Author Anthony Horowitz has apologised after saying Elba was ‘too street’ to play the role of 007


Idris Elba has addressed controversial comments made by James Bond author Anthony Horowitz, who claimed the actor was “too street” to play 007.

Horowitz, who has penned the “continuation” Bond novels, including the latest, Trigger Mortis, apologised earlier this week for his “clumsily” chosen words to discuss the prospect of Elba being cast in the notorious role.

In response, Elba has posted a screengrab of Horowitz’s apology on Instagram with the accompanying message: “Always keep smiling! It takes no energy and never hurts! Learned that from the Street!”

Media sites and fans have praised the actor, best known for his roles in hit TV shows Luther and the Wire, for his “perfect” and “classy” reaction.

The dispute began after Horowitz told the Mail on Sunday he believed the actor Adrian Lester would make a more suitable Bond. “For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a colour issue. I think he is probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah,” he said.

But critics said the author’s choice of words were insensitive and reminiscent of racist discourse, which sees terms like “street” used to describe and demean black subcultures. Writer Ta-Nehisi Coats tweeted: “Just be honest and say ‘James Bond’s being white is important to me; and be done with it. Elba is ‘too street’ in much the same way that Obama was ‘too foreign’, and King was ‘too communist’.”

Horowitz’s apology, which he released on Tuesday, read: “I am mortified to have caused offence. I’m really sorry my comments about Idris Elba have caused offence. That wasn’t my intention.

“I was asked in my interview if Idris Elba would make a good James Bond. In the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice, but I’m a writer not a casting director so what do I know?”

Elba, 42, has been one of the frontrunners to take over from Daniel Craig when the current Bond retires. But a number of public figures have disagreed with the concept of a black actor playing the role.

American rightwing radio host Rush Limbaugh said: “James Bond is a total concept put together by Ian Fleming. He was white and Scottish. Period.”

Former 007 villain Yaphet Kotto added: “He cannot be black. Political correctness be damned. Play 003 or 006, but you cannot be 007.”

Last month, actor David Oyelowo, who is of Nigerian descent, was cast to play Bond in the audiobook version of Trigger Mortis.

So he says Elba isn't "suave" enough, and Adrian Lester is more suitable. What yally think?

 

[Hardest Since MC Ren]

i said the same thing to my girl. Most of his movies are garbage

Such as?