Idris Elba Shuts Down Rumors Once And For All on the "Black Bond" theory
Idris Elba dismisses rumours that he will play the next 007 “Don’t Call Me The Black James Bond” He knows many of you want this to happen so bad, but do not expect to see Idris Elba as the Black Bond. As a matter of fact, don’t even use the term “Black Bond” when it comes to the idea of a black man playing the role. “I’ve always detested the phrase ‘Black Bond.’ I just don’t understand it,” says Elba. The actor appeared on ITV, where he chatted about the Bond role, making a Luther film and the most challenging scene he’s played in his life. The 41-year-old actor told Kate Garraway that he doesn’t understand the emphasis on Bond’s race, while he played down speculation that he will step into the shoes of Daniel Craig. He said that the moment on the film where Nelson Mandela loses his son while he is in prison reminded him of his own emotions as a father to his eleven-year-old daughter Isan. He said: ‘That was one of the toughest scenes I’ve ever ...