So following the Sony email hack which revealed that the studio bosses are considering Idris Elba to play 007 when Daniel Craig’s contract elapses, there has been quite a furor over the possible decision, both for and against Elba as an appropriate casting choice.
Idris himself came on twitter to respond to the rumours. Check his tweet below.
Oh my Idris… So modest… 😀
Anyway, if and when Elba plays James Bond, he’s asked that we not do the THING where we call him the first black James Bond. He pointed out on his Reddit AMA that we didn’t call Sean Connery the Scottish James Bond, or Daniel Craig the blue-eyed James Bond. I’m with him on that, but I do know he will definitely get that label, whether he likes it or not.
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Idris Elba can do no evil in thine eyes O Pinky!
Not. At. All! *fluttering eyelashes at my ultimate daddy* 😀
Shameless you!
*runs off to work for the day*
Rugged black handsomness!
I just watched “No good deeds” two days ago. Your sweetheart played a narcissistic murderous psychopath… In my mind I was like “yes” “yes”… Pinky should come and see his man being all silly and psycho… Need d movie?? You can come over for coffee or tea ☺☺
Oh Maxie Darling, what makes you think i haven’t already seen it. In my mind, i was like, who da fuck is that woman who wouldn’t strip her clothes the second she was marshalled into the bathroom with Idris, hmm?
OK gurl….you r officially twisted.
Hahahahahahahaa
What can I say…. U a hoe… 😂😂😂
So much thirst… *hands Pinky a glass of ice cold water, shaken not stirred*
Now back the hell off Idris.
Gosh I love this man…..and he’s modest too, those eyes r everything…….tho I don’t see him as James Bond.. Who is meant to be some super cassanova.
Chaiii! Chaaiiiiii! So u people say u won’t let this man be my baby daddy?..issorai..Kontinu!
I’m the only one who’s saying so. Now BACK OFF! *hefting shotgun*
Pinky, what’s with you and this Idris Eba sef? You seem to like Eba like mad
eBa keh? í ½í¸ u r a horrible person
Grey beards. nonsense turn off
imagine sitting on his face with that beard… okbye.
Oh Idris ever so humble. He’ll get the black stereotype whether he likes it or not, because the race thing might be why he doesn’t get the job( there are already complains about how Ian Flemming’s James Bond was never black), so if he does get it, i’ll be one of the people shouting it from the rooftops!!! The first black 007!!!