![]() I think we have decided that until 'No Time to Die' has kind of had its run and has been able to - well, we've all been able to - reap the benefits of Daniel's wonderful tenure, we're not gonna think about or talk about anybody else, actors to play the role or storylines or anything. "You know, it's been part of the conversation, but it's always difficult to have the conversation when you have someone in the seat. "Well, we know Idris, I'm friends with him and he's a magnificent actor," Broccoli said. In a 2022 interview with Deadline's "Crew Call" podcast, executive producer Barbara Broccoli revealed that there had been talks around Elba being the franchise's next star, although the official casting process hadn't yet begun. It became about nonsense, and I got the brunt of it." Those that weren't happy about the idea made the whole thing disgusting and off-putting because it became about race. He continued: "Essentially, it was a huge compliment that every corner of the world except for some corners, which we will not talk about, were really happy about the idea that I could be considered. "Being asked to be James Bond was like, 'Okay, you've sort of reached the pinnacle.'" "I was like, 'This is crazy!' Because James Bond… We're all actors and we understand that role. During a June 2023 appearance on Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes's "SmartLess" podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), Elba said he was initially "super complimented" by the speculation. There's been a lot of speculation around Idris Elba being cast as the next 007 in the James Bond franchise, however, the 50-year-old actor recently admitted that he got turned off by the idea after the conversation became about race. So he’s probably thinking, ‘Do I really want that thing?’ Not everybody wants to do that. And when we cast Bond, it’s a 10-, 12-year commitment. “The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off. “We love Idris,” James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli told Variety. But everywhere I go people want that to happen, so…but if I’m really honest man, I think I’m too old for that man, running around in cars and ladies and martinis, who wants to do that? Sounds terrible.” In 2016, he said he was too old for the role, telling Good Morning America, “I keep saying if it were to happen it would be the will of a nation because there hasn’t been any talks between me and the studio about any of that. This isn’t the first time the “Molly’s Game” star has spoken about replacing Daniel Craig as the iconic British spy. It became about nonsense, and I got the brunt of it.” ![]() “Those that weren’t happy about the idea made the whole thing disgusting and off-putting because it became about race. “Essentially, it was a huge compliment that every corner of the world except from some corners, which we will not talk about, were really happy about the idea that I could be considered.” He continued to say that when the alt-right racist trolls instigated a backlash against the idea of a Black actor taking on a role that has historically always gone to white men, he was turned off from considering becoming 007. “Being asked to be James Bond was like, ‘Okay, you’ve sort of reached the pinnacle.'” I was like, ‘This is crazy!’ Because James Bond… We’re all actors and we understand that role. Speaking on the SmartLess podcast with fellow actors Sean Hayes, Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, he said, “The truth is, I was super complimented for a long time about this. Now, he’s revealing that perhaps his own growth and aspirations were stunted due a racist backlash that emerged when he was considered the most popular choice to take on the role of James Bond.
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