Idris Elba as the next James Bond?

[Missourian]

I'd watch that....

Tom Hanks Wants Idris Elba as the Next James Bond: Give Him a ‘License to Kill’

Tom Hanks hopes that Idris Elba reconsiders his opposition to replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond.

www.indiewire.com

 

[Polishprince]

He looks the part. Neatly dressed black guy, good posture, decent actor. Definitely could be a realistic enough Bond.

Much better choice than some mush-mouthed rapper that dresses like a bum

 

[SaxonJackson]

Leave it to that woke pedophile to want to ruin tradition. I'm sure Netflix is on it!!

 

[JoeB131]

Meh, I lost interest in the Bond Series after Roger Moore.

 

[SaxonJackson]

Meh, I lost interest in the Bond Series after Roger Moore.

Sean Connery. Nobody compares but Moore was a close second.

 

[shockedcanadian]

Meh, I lost interest in the Bond Series after Roger Moore.

Moore was the best. I know he was a bit quirky and there was comedy but the movies were most entertaining and I believe a legitimate spy must be many things. He seemed to have them all.

 

[progressive hunter]

I'd watch that....

Tom Hanks Wants Idris Elba as the Next James Bond: Give Him a ‘License to Kill’

Tom Hanks hopes that Idris Elba reconsiders his opposition to replacing Daniel Craig as James Bond.

www.indiewire.com

great choice,,

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Not gonna happen. It would totally destroy the entire franchise.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Tom Hanks as Shaft

Ben Cranston as Mandingo

Tommy Flanagan in “Roots ll, a true story this time “

 

[hjmick]

Moore, for me, was always Simon Templar.

My best Bonds are, in order, Craig, Connery, Dalton.

I know the last one is controversial, but I think he was better than folks gave him credit for.

 

[1srelluc]

Solid choice.

 

[Leo123]

Bond gotta be white. Those are the 'Roots' of the character.

 

[Missourian]

Moore, for me, was always Simon Templar.

My best Bonds are, in order, Craig, Connery, Dalton.

I know the last one is controversial, but I think he was better than folks gave him credit for.

I wasn't sure about Craig...but Skyfall was IMO the best movie of the series.

Then Connery, and Moore, followed by tie of everyone else for fourth.

 

[1srelluc]

I wasn't sure about Craig...but Skyfall was IMO the best movie of the series.

Then Connery, and Moore, followed by tie of everyone else for fourth.

Craig was the best "modern" Bond.....I could not stand Moore.

 

[hjmick]

Oh yeah... the topic...

Elba is a very good actor and I think he could certainly handle the role. I would prefer they give us a younger actor who committed to the role for at least five films. I think Elba is too old for that sort of commitment.

Elba is only two years younger than Connery was for Never Say Never Again (the Thunderball remake was not technically a Bond Film, it was not Broccoli sanctioned) and that was the last time Connery played Bond... though some would make the case that The Rock could be a Bond film...

The Rock: 9 Things That Prove John Mason Is Really James Bond

Michael Bay's The Rock has led to the theory that Sean Connery's character, John Mason, is really James Bond. But does the theory really hold weight?

screenrant.com

James Bond Theory: The Rock Is Sean Connery's Real Final 007 Movie

Did Michael Bay make a James Bond movie?

screenrant.com

Let's just hope the Broccolis don't give us another Pierce Brosnan...

 

[Leweman]

They are mostly good movies. They make so many so they can't all be winners but, obliviously Connery was the best. I think Elba will be good too. I've liked all the actors that have played 007, just not every movie.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

I like the choice.

Considering the direction things are going, I was worried it might be Dylan Mulvaney.

 

[Calypso Jones]

Meh, I lost interest in the Bond Series after Roger Moore.

Sean Connery was the only Bond.

 

[JoeB131]

Moore was the best. I know he was a bit quirky and there was comedy but the movies were most entertaining and I believe a legitimate spy must be many things. He seemed to have them all.

Sean Connery was good because he was closer to the source material and he took it seriously. But his later ones edge towards camp.

By the time they got to Moore, the thing had become High Camp. There were some of the movies that took the material seriously, and others that were a pure clown show. I remember the one movie that started with him dropping an unnamed Blofeld down a chimney.

Timothy Dalton- bleh.

Pierce Bronson? I remember the one movie that had him go over a cliff in a small plane, and then somehow start it up again and get out of the situation. I turned it off because it was silly.

I watched one of Daniel Craig's movies... and frankly lost interest.

The real question is how do you handle Bond in this day in age. It was written at a time when the UK was still a major power, today it is not.

I compare it to how writers handle Sherlock Holmes. There's two different approaches. One is to treat it as a period piece, with costumes and situations that respect the source material. BBC's Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brent did this well. Those awful movies with Robert Downey and Jude Law, less so.

The other is to modify it for a modern setting, and adjust the characters accordingly. CBS's Elementary and BBC's Sherlock did this very well.

I think if I were doing a Bond story, I would try the former approach. Set it in the 1950's and make it a period piece.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Sean Connery was the only Bond.

and the only Zardoz!!