Might Sir Roger Moore be even more politically incorrect than his old alter ego James Bond?
Interviewed in the new Paris Match magazine he is asked about the widely mooted idea of black British actor Idris Elba becoming the next 007.
'A few years ago, I said that [black actor] Cuba Gooding Jnr would make an excellent Bond, but it was a joke!' replies Sir Roger, 87, who starred in seven Bond movies between 1973 and 1985.
'Although James may have been played by a Scot, a Welshman and an Irishman, I think he should be "English-English",' he continues.
'Nevertheless, it's an interesting idea, but unrealistic.'
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Bond? Might Sir Roger Moore be even more politically incorrect than his old alter ego James Bond by saying Idris Elba (pictured) can not play the role because he isn't 'English English'
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Controversy: A few years ago, I said that Cuba Gooding Jnr would make an excellent Bond, but it was a joke!' replies Sir Roger Moore (pictured)
The Scot who played Bond was Sean Connery, the Welshman was Timothy Dalton and the Irishman was Pierce Brosnan.
But just what is it that prevents Elba from being 'English-English', Roger? He was born in Hackney, raised in East Ham, schooled in Canning Town, started work in Dagenham and he supports Arsenal.
How much more of an Englishman could he be? Even the fictional hero of Ian Fleming's novels was of mixed parentage.
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He was born in Zurich in the early Twenties to Andrew Bond of Glencoe and Monique Delacroix, from the Canton de Vaud in Switzerland.
Elba, who made his name as a crime lord in the U.S. TV series The Wire, has long been talked about as the favourite to succeed current Bond Daniel Craig.
In an email leaked by hackers, Amy Pascal, then co-chairwoman of Sony Pictures, producer of the Bond franchise, wrote: 'Idris should be the new Bond.'
'English English': Previous Bond actor Sean Connery (left) was Scottish, Timothy Dalton (centre) was Welsh and Pierce Brosnan (right) was Irish
Even Craig nominated Elba as his successor, saying he was the only man to replace him, and Skyfall actress Naomie Harris let slip that Elba has had talks with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli.
If he succeeded Craig, Elba would become the first black 007. Elba has admitted he would love to land the role, but says he has 'been advised to pipe down'.
'If they thought I was self-campaigning it would be such a turn-off,' he said.
Nor is he so keen on the term 'black Bond'. 'We don't say 'white Bond', we just say 'Bond',' said Elba. 'So I hate that phrase.'
I wonder what he would make of the phrase 'English-English'.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...h-English-says-Roger-Moore.html#ixzz3VhHwbKwl
Roger Moore: Idris Elba can't be Bond because he isn't 'English English'
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I don't give a fukk what an 87 year old shytty actor thinks.
F*ck Roger Moore but on the real they should just do a spinoff character so we can have our own black agent which there is in real life anyways. Agent 009 or some sh*t. 'James Bond' isn't even in the title of the of the Bond films anyways so this wouldn't or shouldn't be hard to do.
Better yet Oprah, Tyler Perry, and a few other well heeled individuals should join forces and flip the f*ckin script for once in their lives and make a Bond type action movie for Idris. You can only dress up in drag, march in protest, and sing spirituals for so long
Better yet Oprah, Tyler Perry, and a few other well heeled individuals should join forces and flip the f*ckin script for once in their lives and make a Bond type action movie for Idris. You can only dress up in drag, march in protest, and sing spirituals for so long
Makavalli
Sinister is a system
F*ck Roger Moore but on the real they should just do a spinoff character so we can have our own black agent which there is in real life anyways. Agent 009 or some sh*t. 'James Bond' isn't even in the title of the of the Bond films anyways so this wouldn't or shouldn't be hard to do.
Better yet Oprah, Tyler Perry, and a few other well heeled individuals should join forces and flip the f*ckin script for once in their lives and make a Bond type action movie for Idris. You can only dress up in drag, march in protest, and sing spirituals for so long
Them nikkas dont want to make the white elite uncomfortable cause the hollywood elite will smack em up. 4 or 5 black millionaires try to come up without that white cosign and 50 white millionaires will help them go broke
Remember when suge prince and Irv gotti were talking about making their own black distribution? Shyt started falling apart real for irv after he said that out loud
Nah anybody can make a movie nowadays breh if you got the money.. if this was the case then 'Money & Violence', "Hidden Colors", etc would've never came into existence. Idris is good in the white community like Denzel, Oprah and Tyler Perry could make a vehicle for him without any opposition
Prince Akeem
Its not that deep breh....
Pretty much.
He needs to shut the fukk up before he fukks around and throws out his hip from throwing a bytch fit
F*ck Roger Moore but on the real they should just do a spinoff character so we can have our own black agent which there is in real life anyways. Agent 009 or some sh*t. 'James Bond' isn't even in the title of the of the Bond films anyways so this wouldn't or shouldn't be hard to do.
Better yet Oprah, Tyler Perry, and a few other well heeled individuals should join forces and flip the f*ckin script for once in their lives and make a Bond type action movie for Idris. You can only dress up in drag, march in protest, and sing spirituals for so long
Up until Skyfall 007/James Bond was supposedly a code name given to that role so the actor could've potentially been anyone black, white, mexican, or female. That got ruined by Skyfall showing the gravestones of the parents. If they can make Moses and Ramses two lily white british cats then Bond can be a black dude.
007 is a code name, but 'James Bond' has always been character's actual name.
F*ck Roger Moore but on the real they should just do a spinoff character so we can have our own black agent which there is in real life anyways. Agent 009 or some sh*t. 'James Bond' isn't even in the title of the of the Bond films anyways so this wouldn't or shouldn't be hard to do.
Better yet Oprah, Tyler Perry, and a few other well heeled individuals should join forces and flip the f*ckin script for once in their lives and make a Bond type action movie for Idris. You can only dress up in drag, march in protest, and sing spirituals for so long
You want Oprah & Tyler Perry to produce an action flick?
Apollo Kid
Veteran
EarlyMaridia
All Star
You want Oprah & Tyler Perry to produce an action flick?
Tyler Perry is/was working on a Sci-Fi movie, so I don't see why they couldn't.