According to Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli, “nobody’s in the running.” She spoke with Deadline earlier this summer and shared that, “We’re working out where to go with him, we’re talking that through. That is until they finally announce who they’ve decided to go with. The rumor mill likely won’t stop churning, so Idris Elba will have to live with the fact that the people want him as their next Bond. People will never stop asking even if he stops answering, especially not when he would make a perfect James Bond (him or Outlander’s Sam Heughan). He might as well have fun with it at this point. But most times now I tend not to talk about it.” Idris Elba says he doesn’t want to talk about James Bond anymore
Every now and then I just tease them, but every now and then I’ll give them some philosophy on why I don’t want to do it or why it’s a rumor. “And people try to use it as clickbait like, ‘What’s he gonna say this time?’ I try to say the same things. “I just tell people, ‘Aw, don’t ask me that.’ Because a lot of times it’s really lazy journalism,” Elba said. The guy is over it and wants to completely shut down the rumor mill by refusing to engage with the question at all. While on the Jemele Hill Is Unbothered podcast, Elba shared he has “no more answers” when it comes to playing James Bond. But his casting seems like it’s more in the minds of fans than anything else. Unless he’s following in Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s footsteps and acting like he knows nothing. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem like him being the next Bond is even a possibility. He’s British, he’s handsome, and he’s got all the qualities of a Bond. I mean, it’s hard not to see him in that role. For the last few years, he’s been hounded by journalists and fans alike asking if he will be the next 007. “It’s a very, very good job and other countries should take note.Idris Elba is no longer taking any questions regarding James Bond.
“I think Dubai should win an Oscar because the (place) is incredible,” Elba said to applause. The city-state is seeing a new real estate boom, fuelled in part by Russian cash amid Moscow’s war on Ukraine. “I believe that Africa, especially as a continent, needs to hold a narrative, change a narrative,” he said.ĭiscussing storytelling, Elba also praised Dubai for its “incredible tourism story” that it has developed over the last decades. In particular, he said creative jobs could greatly help countries in Africa. Elba also has worked as an anti-crime ambassador with his ‘Don’t Stab Your Future’ initiative in the United Kingdom, where he grew up in east London.ĭuring his talk, Elba urged nations to invest more in creative industries, saying it can provide an economic engine that provides jobs to their youth. In recent weeks, Elba has appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he and his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba received an award for their work on food security in Africa. I’m very excited about doing that because leadership comes in many different forms.” I play the British prime minister,” Elba said. While on stage, Elba discussed an upcoming film he’s working on with the American actor and wrestler John Cena called The Heads of State.
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It also co-stars Andy Serkis and other actors from the television series.Įlba, 50, is known for a variety of television and film roles, ranging from Stringer Bell on the American television series The Wire and the recent movie Beast. “ Luther: The Fallen Sun is due to come out in American theatres on February 24, then stream on Netflix beginning March 10. He added: “You know, a lot of people talk about another character that begins with ‘J’ and ends with ‘B,’ but I’m not going to be that guy. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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