Idris Elba wants you to know that he will not be playing James Bond.
“It’s a rumor that’s gotten out of control, basically — but that’s all it is,” Elba said on ITV’s “Lorraine.” “There’s no truth in it whatsoever.”
His name has been tossed around in close ties to the next James Bond movie for months. Some were convinced Elba was perfect for the role, even as he expressed surprise at the consideration.
“Really? James Bond? I didn’t know that was still sort of in the mix,” Elba told HuffPost Entertainment when asked in November. “I say it all the time, but if it was to ever happen and if I was ever to get offered that role, that would be the will of a nation. That would be like, ‘Wow, human beings are really powerful. They really made that happen, because [producer Barbara Broccoli] certainly didn’t.” … It would be the will of a nation because everyone has been saying that to me.”
During his appearance on “Lorraine,” the actor also expressed his displeasure at the use of the term “black Bond.”
“We don’t say ‘white Bond,’ we just say ‘Bond.’ So it suddenly becomes a black man and he’s a ‘black Bond.’ So I hate that phrase.”
In other Idris news, he sent Twitter into a frenzy on Saturday night after posting a racy tweet along with a photo.
He tweeted:
My Bow makes my dick hard every time I smile…is that normal? pic.twitter.com/AI6k9TOGmu
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) January 5, 2014
It’s not normal, but for Idris we’d totally make it the new normal.
Had fun…releasing the beast..:) (jokes) pic.twitter.com/oa0KrOB1pN
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) January 5, 2014
Whew!
[via HuffPost]
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