It's not a bad idea. Idris Elba from The Wire.
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Pietro Paolo Virdis wrote: The main problem would be the American bit.
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It would be a welcome return to a proper wooden actor playing Bond. He makes Daniel Craig look like Laurence Olivier. But all Bond needs to do is a) look cool b) look hard c) look moody and pissed-off most of the time and d) smile at girls, Elba can do all of those.
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Pietro Paolo Virdis wrote: The main problem would be the American bit.
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Idris said it quite well himself. Something along the lines.
- I wouldn't want to be the first black Bond. I wouldn't want to be a black Bond. I would want to be Bond.
And that there might be why he wouldn't take the role.
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Pat McGatt wrote:Originally posted by Pietro Paolo VirdisThe main problem would be the American bit.
Bond has to be able to blend in at black tie snooty events, Idris would stand out, and he'd forever be having to put snooty waiters in their place and explaining to old women that he's not the car valet. Police would be stopping him all the time. He couldn't just rock up and walk in. Bond occasionally has to knock out a security guard and steal their uniform. Idris would lose time running around looking for the big guy.
He could be another smooth secret agent, but not Bond. Bond's a dinosaur anyway, Jason Bourne was much better in the 2000s.
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