No, Idris Elba won't be the next James Bond

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Tue, 19 Oct 2021 10:05:09 +0000

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Idris Elba has poured cold water on claims that he could be the next James Bond.

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Idris Elba has reportedly confirmed that he wont be taking over from Daniel Craig as the next James Bond .

Asked by several outlets whether he would be inheriting the 007 mantle at the world premiere of his new Netflix movie The Harder They Fall, the Luther
actor responded with the blunt reply: No, Im not going to be James Bond.

Elba did, however, add that hed be open to taking on the role later in his career Who wouldnt? How amazing would it be to have a Black James Bond?"
but its safe to assume that the 49-year-old has little interest in becoming the next iteration of the iconic character. How to watch the James Bond
movies in order Check out our review of No Time to Die Bond isnt getting a TV show on Amazon Prime Video, after all

Among all the actors in the running to replace Craig over the last decade, Elba has proven the most frequently touted candidate a favorite of both fans and industry insiders.

In 2014, for instance, a Sony email hack revealed a message from its then-Chair, Amy Pascal, reading Idris [Elba] should be the next Bond. Since then, the actor has regularly sat atop the odds charts to inherit the role, with Elba himself often encouraging the rumors with suggestive tweets (see below) and cryptic comments. my names Elba, Idris Elba. pic.twitter.com/kEyyaVg8JX August 12, 2018 See more

But Elbas latest comments which also mark a rare outright denial of his interest in the role come as he gears up to star in a feature-length Luther movie on Netflix, perhaps explaining why hes no longer keen to add fuel to
the Bond fire.

In a recent interview with Esquire , the actor contextualized this newfound indifference by explaining that Luther already satisfies his cravings for a heroic acting role. I say this in jest, but [Luther] is my answer to Bond, said Elba. [He] is my big character that lives in the same space as the Bournes, as the Bonds in the world. Not in terms of spy works or spying, but this is a character that fights evil and then will stop at nothing to do it.

Its clear, then, that Elba has his hands full with his long-running BBC character, and despite his aforementioned addendum on how great it would be
to see a Black James Bond, we cant help but feel as though the actors time aboard the 007 merry-go-round has run its course.

The franchise could pivot towards exploring the life of an older Bond in the future, though wed argue that this ground has already been covered in Craigs final few films. In all likelihood, Barbara Broccoli and co. will look to reinvigorate the franchise with a younger Bond which, unfortunately, would put Elba firmly out of the picture. So, who will play Bond?

With Idris Elba almost definitely not in line to play the next James Bond, then, who is?

Ahead of No Time to Dies release last month, we put together our our own list of potential Bond candidates , which includes more recent suspects like
Robert Pattinson, Reg-Jean Page, James Norton, Sam Heughan and Richard Madden alongside long-touted names including Michael Fassbender, Damien Lewis and
Tom Hardy.

For our money, itll be one of the former Reg-Jean Page and Richard Madden seem the safest picks though the Bond producers may decide to throw a curve-ball into the mix by opting for a lesser-known name, as they did with Craigs appointment in 2005.

Whoever plays the next James Bond, though, theyre not likely to do so for
some time. Broccoli recently told Total Film that its tough to think about
the future until [No Time to Die] has its moment," adding that "I think we just really want to celebrate this and celebrate Daniel, and then when the dust settles, then look at the landscape and figure out what the future is.

Plenty of time to speculate, then. Daniel Craig has thoughts on a woman playing James Bond



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