Although the public clamored for Idris Elba to play the next James Bond, the Emmy nominee prefers not to think of it as a possibility anymore. The reason is not that he dislikes the idea of impersonating the most famous spy on the big screen. Quite the contrary: since the rumors about his potential signing emerged, Elba felt honored and attracted to a role as coveted as that of agent 007. However, since everything became “a matter of race”, the British was losing interest, as he recently declared on the podcast SmartLess.
There was a time when Idris Elba welcomed countless fans touting him as a worthy contender for the shoes of the new James Bond, once Daniel Craig said goodbye to the character, which he did in no time to die (2021).
«The truth is that for a long time I was super flattered by this. I said: ‘This is crazy!’”, commented the actor in the recent talk (via Variety). «James Bond… All of us who are actors understand that role. It’s one of those coveted roles. Being asked to be James Bond was like saying, ‘Okay, you’ve made it to the top.’ It’s one of those things that everyone votes on.”
However, when the label “black actor” came to the fore in discussions of why Elba was or was not suitable for the role, all praise was soured.
“Essentially, it was a great compliment that in all corners of the world — except for some of the ones we’re not going to talk about — people were really happy with the idea that I could be considered [para el papel]», he added. «The ones who weren’t happy with the idea turned the whole thing into something disgusting and disgusting, as it became a matter of race.. It became silly and I took the brunt of it.”
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In 2022, the actor from the suicide squad and Thor: Ragnarok He asked not to be questioned about the James Bond affair anymore. And if the media did it anyway, the most Elba would answer would be why he refused to play it.
“I have no more answers for it,” he declared at the time (via). “A lot of times it’s lazy journalism, and people use it as clickbait like, ‘What will he say this time?’ From now on I’ll just give you my philosophy of why I don’t want to do it or why it’s a rumor. But most of the time I tend not to talk about it anymore.”
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Antonio G. Spindola I have very bad memory. Out of solidarity with my memories, I choose to lose myself too. Preferably in a movie theater.