It is the rumor that has been with us for years, even before Daniel Craig decided to step aside and stop playing James Bond: his replacement would be Idris Elba, the star of Luther and The Wire who would fit the role perfectly.
Now, at 53 years old, he has burst the bubble and forever broken the rumors that tied him to the character. Zero zero nothing.
Her name is Elba. Idris Elba.
“I always felt that it wasn’t something realistic”, he explained, making it clear that the tuxedo will be worn by someone else. But of course, he also knows perfectly well what the reason is: “James Bond was written the way it was for a reason. But I felt honored. And besides, I think, in realistic terms, some markets simply won’t want something like that. Bond is big worldwide, and the audience won’t want a black man, an African man, playing Bond. It’s not what they like in their culture. Period”.
But of course, James Bond couldn’t die either, and at the end of the last movie, he ended up exploding into a thousand pieces. Is there a possibility for change? “Bond is so unreal that a little bit of reality is fine, but let’s not try to make it woke. I think you have to be true to what it is: escapism. Don’t try to cater to the public’s appetites. Just be Bond”. Honestly, few people understand Bond as well… as the one who refuses to be him.
Everything is still up in the air, and no one knows who the next Bond will be, which actors are auditioning, or whether any of them is named Idris and has the last name Elba. What? Above all, let’s not lose hope.
