Over the last few days it has been reported that idris Elba is in line to take over the James bond mantle once Daniel Craig finishes up with the character. However, it seems for some stupid reason that people don't believe this to be a good fit for 007 because of the fact of elbas skin colour and I have one thing to say to people who think this, grow up.
Now I thought we were past the days of such stupidity as this in Hollywood but clearly not it is clear that racism is still an issue out there. Now the fact is in the this calender year alone we have had Russel Crowe as Noah and Christian bale as Moses. So if this is acceptable then why is this casting decision suddenly so horrifying. I know there has never been a black James bond but I firmly believe that it is about time that fact changed and I believe that idris Elba is the perfect choice for James bond once Daniel Craig leaves the role. Elba is charismatic but also has that rough edge that bond needs, he is also a physically big guy who there would be no problem there and his acting chops were proved in Mandela a long walk to freedom if you haven't seen his performance in that film you really should. It isn't like the colour of James bonds skin really matters unlike a character like the black panther so I really hope this casting is confirmed and people finally accept Elba for the great actor he really is.
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