Could we see a black James Bond?

[dualmeister]

Not as far fetched as it may sound :erm:

For a while now, Idris Elba has been one of the Internet’s favorite picks for the next James Bond—something Elba admitted he was very interested in doing when he was asked about it in a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” in September. But when emails made public in November’s Sony Pictures hack revealed that Elba was also a top pick from Sony execs themselves, the Internet fancasting didn’t seem like mere idle speculation anymore.

And on Saturday, Elba himself took to Twitter to respond to the latest wave of speculation that sprang up. Spoiler: Whether Rush Limbaugh likes it or not, he still seems very much into that idea.

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[Vernon]

I don't know about the accent but if Denzel was younger he'd be my automatic choice for a "Black Bond"

 

[marine1]

I think I agree with him 007 should be handsome lol

 

[RazedInBlack]

I don't know about the accent but if Denzel was younger he'd be my automatic choice for a "Black Bond"

He's not English though.

 

[Vernon]

^^
Burt Reynolds wasn't much English either when he was offered Bond.

 

[Quantum Theory]

I don't know about the accent but if Denzel was younger he'd be my automatic choice for a "Black Bond"

He would be a terrible Bond... In movies, he's mostly just Denzel "No Range" Washington...

 

[Vernon]

^^
I didn't know the Bond character had to have "range"

Seriously though Washington would have been ideal. Enough gravitas, and pull with the public that he'd be more than accepted.

 

[Quantum Theory]

If they do decide to make Bond black (not sure why, but anyway), it would have to be Idris or Chiwetel Ejiofor. They have the class and style.

 

[Quantum Theory]

^^
I didn't know the Bond character had to have "range"

Seriously though Washington would have been ideal. Enough gravitas, and pull with the public that he'd be more than accepted.

No...

EDIT: What I'm saying is, he does not have enough range to get away from his normal Denzel act and be Bond, not that Bond has to have range.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I would watch a black James Bond like I would watch a black anything else as long as it remains British.

What I won't watch is an Americanised Black James Bond like someone trying too hard to be 50Cent or Snoop Dog.

 

[RanzB]

I think I agree with him 007 should be handsome lol

Bitches love Idris Elba.

 

[Lord Farquart]

Would he then still be 007, or would it change to #000000 ?

 

[Bryn]

Why do we need a new Bond at all? Craig is doing a decent job of it and is still young.

 

[ponder]

Why not a gay james bond?

 

[ToxicBunny]

I think if we're going to be PC about it..

We need a black gay James Bond who happens to be disabled as well..... and Ms Moneypenny needs to be lesbian.

 

[Quantum Theory]

Ms Moneypenny needs to be lesbian.

What about the transgender people? M needs to be transgender and Q can be Asian...

 

[MickeyD]

And the villian must be a bigoted Texan weapons' manufacturer with significant oil interests....

 

[hedgehog]

And the homme-fatal would be Dix Abounding

 

[Moshidi]

Would he then still be 007, or would it change to #000000 ?

 

[Spizz]

He's not English though.

Neither is Bond. He's Scottish