Should Idris Elba Play the next James Bond!

I think it'd be fine if he played him. It's not like there's any real coherency to the overarching Bond narrative anyway - who cares if he suddenly becomes a black man?

How ****ing dare you! How do I? I think you better produce some ****ing evidence to back up this extremely offensive and wholly incorrect statement.

I'm black myself and don't agree James Bond should be played by a black actor. It just doesn't look right, the character has always been white and it should stay like that!

Nobody should care but at the same time he shouldn't get it just for filling a diversity box.

Fassbender is brilliant but I don't get the bond vibe from him. I just don't think he has the classy Englishman feel.

It's getting a bit boring seeing the same type of actor play Bond. They need to spice things up, either Idris Elba plays Bond or change anything.

The character is getting repetitive, it may sound silly but Bond is a fictional character and therefore he can be changed. Idris is obviously the first step (hopefully).

Let's keep this thread in good spirits please chaps!

How ****ing dare you! How do I? I think you better produce some ****ing evidence to back up this extremely offensive and wholly incorrect statement.

The reason I think he shouldn't be chosen to portray James Bond is because contrary to how proponents THINK they are behaving, many want Idris Elba to be chosen purely on an ideological basis. You will find that these people have not watched James Bond, do not know the plots of any of the films or consider the ramifications of the characters ethnicity on central plot-lines.

It was observable with every recent Doctor Who recast "Should we have a Black Doctor?" "Should we have a female Doctor?" Both Doctor Who and James Bond are established series that are over 50 years old, it simply does not compute to change such basic variables. Already you see shots of historical Britain that appear to have been filmed in modern day East London full of ethnic diversity. Frankly such historical inaccuracy is poor cinema. Actors should either be chosen based on the necessary of historical appearance or based on their merit as an actor (depending on role requirements), not simply to appease bizarre racial quotas aimed at fulfilling racial representation which in reality discriminates against actors who may be of superior quality and of a nation's 'native' ethnicity. It really sets a foul precedent for other sections of society.

Frankly, Idris Elba is only a hot topic when it comes to James Bond because of unseen forces, generating progressiveness spouting hype aimed at overturning some sort of perceived old-fashioned rules. It reminds me of the childish 6th formers I studied with who made it their mission to choose the most rowdy and unpleasant boy in the school to be selected as 'head boy' just for the sake of it."Wouldn't it be MAD if we got a Black guy to be James Bond! Imagine what people would say! Oh it would be such a laugh, think of all the attention we would collectively get!"

All this nonsense has no place in an empirical society.

I always thought they were in the same continuity because they're based on the books (if they haven't run out of books.

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Where was the outrage when Katniss Everdeen, a girl described as being olive-skinned and having black hair was played by Jennifer Lawrence, a white actor? This is so common that it even has a name, racebending, but apparently, that's fine when it happens to black characters. Idris Elba is objectively a good actor.

The difference is that Jennifer Lawrence was the first to play the role. Whereas in the case of James Bond there have been many actors, all of whom have been white.