James Bond to become black? Thoughts?

Believable? What is this a historically accurate portrayal of the inner working of MI6? You and your assumptions ! How do you know that people wouldn't be pleased? Just because that's the case with you it doesn't mean that is the case for everyone else!

Look, people were complaining about Craigs acting right ? If people were saying 'Idris Elba is a **** actor' 'Idris Elba is an ******* personally' or something to do with his acting I'd say go right on that's your opinion but thats not the case is it?

Fwiw, while I think Elba would do a stellar job and I have no problem with "Bond being black" I just fear that if someone were to become a black bond that that's all they'd ever be known as, people wouldn't see past that.

if it's a black guy why cant they just call the film Jamal Bond instead?

In a way James Bind is a government agent and spy so him being black isn't a problem but it just seems to be trying too hard to be PC. Also giving a black person a licence to kill seems reckless.

Also giving a black person a licence to kill seems reckless.

Does this mean I can add "cannot take a joke" to "sexist and homophobic" as your descriptors?

If I'm sexist and homophobic for not thinking a female homosexual bond is not the same as a black bond what are you for wanting neither a female homosexual or black bond. I wouldbf even care if there was a female black homosexual bond.

The character of James Bond is a spy. That's the main premise. Any one can be a spy regardless of race. 12 years a slave is a historical film. In fact one of the only films in which Hollywood has been historically accurate. No white person wants to play a slave, in another time period it'd probably make sense though. James Bond being black is not the same. People saying oh he should be white Scottish are being ridiculous because he hasnt been Scottish for a while. He could be Russian and the outrage wouldn't be matched. There is no way to justify outrage at bond not being black.

If you're going by historical accuracy, the chances of a black agent of the level of Bond, when Bond is supposed to have entered MI6, are highly minimal due to the attitudes of the time.

However, I would have no problem with Elba playing Bond, except that he may be a bit too old by the time Craig retires.

But the bond movies aren't set in that time.

Book time frame: no chance.

Craig time frame: still a minimal chance at that time.

No,it's the accurate portrayal of a character within a long-established saga with a strong fan-base that's perfectly aware of the background of a half-a-century-long established character. The fuss isn't being kicked because someone is trying to make a movie with a black spy in it-no one would argue against,rightfully so. The fuss is being made because they're trying to replace the original altogether and the supporters of this are for it because they want their point proven and they won't shut up until they do.Hell even after getting their point proven they wouldn't shut up. The general way of things is that when a minority take central stage with a white-majority media outlet(i.e. a hollywood blockbuster or the cover of english vogue),it's acceptance and and progress...when a white actor or model takes centre-stage in a oriental/african production it's "cultural appropriation" and "internalized inferiority complexes" ,you only have this thread to go by to see it.
As for how I know people wouldn't find it believalbe if Idris was cast?Well, he hasn't been and people scoff at the idea...The SJWs are outraged(as per their usual default modus operandi) and arguing against.

People did complain about Craig's acting. But the fan-base complained about his casting.They simply were not in the LEAST bit happy when the company released the name of the future James Bond,on the ground that he would NOT fit the character persona that he novels were establishing. The SJW's had no reason to bitch so everyone was quiet.

It's not for the sake of political correctness. Maybe He's just a good actor. (for the 110000000th time)

I fail to believe that with the history that James Bond has, Sony would go ahead and make such a bold change just because "he's a good actor". James bond is a character that has been defined by the previous films, and were somebody to be asked to draw Bond then 99 times out 100 you would get an image of a white male, black tuxedo, holding a pistol.

James Bond has an iconic appearance, something that i don't think would change just because of a good actor. There have been good actors, black and white, for decades yet the appearance of James Bond has remained the same so i fail to believe that acting is the sole reason for potentially choosing Elba.

I don't have an issue with different colored actors playing roles which might have be defined otherwise (e.g. Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury), however i have issue when it is concerning a character who's appearance has remained the same (relatively speaking) for the past 50+ years.

James Bond is a special case and therefore my opinion is that it shouldn't change.