"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.
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"We believe in the power of the theatrical release and the cinema, and that's what we've always done, and that's what 'Bond' has always done, and we cannot agree to go PVOD, not only just for the health of our brand and our movie but we can't do that to the cinema industry," Broccoli said about having "No Time to Die" stick to its theatrical release.ĪLSO READ | James Bond actress Naomie Harris says a ‘huge star’ groped her during auditionThere'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. 'No Time to Die', which is billed as Craig's swan song in his role as 007, went on to become the second-highest grossing movie of the pandemic with $774 million worldwide after a long delay due to the Covid pandemic.ĪLSO READ | James Bond actress Naomie Harris says a ‘huge star’ groped her during auditionĭespite the apparent struggle of the movie industry to convince audiences to return to theaters, Broccoli said she and other studio executives kept their faith in the irreplaceable attraction of cinemas. She shared: "I think we have decided that until 'No Time to Die' has had its run and Daniel has been able to, well, we've all been able to savour, reap the benefits of Daniel's wonderful tenure, we're not gonna think about, or talk about anybody else." "And, 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." Broccoli, however, noted that they're in no rush to name Daniel Craig's replacement. "Well, we know Idris, we're friends with him, and he's a magnificent actor," she told Deadline. It's producer Barbara Broccoli herself who spilled the possibility of Elba joining the franchise, reports. Having long been touted to be the first black 007, the 'Luther' actor is confirmed to be "part of the conversation" for the new iteration of the famous British spy. LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Idris Elba is still in contention to be the next James Bond.
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