Idris Elba says playing James Bond not ‘realistic,’ some audiences won’t accept ‘Black male’ in role - BERITAJA

Idris Elba has been astatine the halfway of speculation about playing James Bond since Daniel Craig stepped retired of the domiciled successful 2021.

But successful an interview pinch British GQ published Monday, the character himself dismissed the talk arsenic unrealistic, saying definite audiences would ne'er judge a Black man successful the iconic domiciled of the British ace spy.

“It was ne'er legit. It was ever conscionable a rumor,” the prima of “The Wire” and “Luther” said. “I’ve ever felt that it’s not a realistic thing.”

“James Bond was written really he was written for a reason. But I was complimented by it,” Elba said.

“And also, I think, successful realistic terms, immoderate markets conscionable don’t spell for that. Bond is large each complete the world,” he said. “And won’t spell for a Black male, an African male, playing Bond. That’s not what they for illustration successful their culture. Period.”

According to British GQ, the rumor began aft the 2008 election, erstwhile Barack Obama won, and Daniel Craig said it was about clip for a Black Bond.

“Bond is truthful unrealistic, truthful a hint of reality is good, but let’s not effort and make it woke,” Elba said.

“I deliberation you’ve sewage to beryllium axenic to what it is: escapism. Don’t effort and reply the world’s taste. Just beryllium Bond,” he added.

Although he appears to beryllium ruling himself retired for the Bond franchise, Elba is nary alien to action movies. The 53-year-old Golden Globe-winning character has made aggregate appearances successful the Marvel movie beingness arsenic Heimdall and is presently successful “Masters of the Universe” arsenic Man-At-Arms.

Auditions for the caller James Bond are underway, pinch the adjacent movie group to beryllium directed by French-Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, head of the “Dune” movie bid and “Blade Runner 2049.”