Here's what Idris Elba wants to tell people who keep on asking him about playing James Bond
Idris Elba is not really happy with the allusion and would rather people stop constantly asking him about being the next James Bond. Some of the names being suggested by fans include Idris Elba, who plays Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Thor films as well as Indian actor Ram Charan who gained global fame following the release of RRR.
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No Time to Die, that released in October 2021 had Daniel Craig's James Bond getting killed off during the final moments of the film. With his death, the long-running spy franchise is all slated to recast the lead role and reboot the popular series. Some of the names being suggested by fans include Idris Elba , who plays Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) Thor films as well as Indian actor Ram Charan who gained global fame following the release of RRR.
However, it turns out that Elba is not really happy with the allusion and would rather people stop constantly asking him about being the next James Bond . For the unversed, in early 2022, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli suggested that the casting decision for the role made iconic by actors like Sir Sean Connery , Pierce Brosnan among others will take some significant amount of time.
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While there has been no official confirmation since then, an-favorite choices include Henry Cavill , Tom Hardy , and Regé-Jean Page. Elba, who has been a popular James Bond fan-cast for the better part a decade, is one actor who has been asked countless times over the years if he indeed is being considered for the role.
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Now, in a recent appearance on the Jemele Hill is Unbothered podcast, Elba opened up about the casting questions, terming it 'lazy journalism'. The actor said, "I have no more answers for it. I just tell people 'aw, don't ask me that.' Because a lot of times it's really lazy journalism. And people try to use it as clickbait like 'what's he gonna say this time?' I try to say the same things. Every now and then I just tease them, but every now and then I'll give them some philosophy on why I don't want to do it or why it's a rumor. But most times now I tend not to talk about it."
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Meanwhile, Elba recently reprised his Marvel Cinematic Universe role as Heimdall in for a surprise cameo in Thor: Love and Thunder and has Three Thousand Years of Longing in the pipeline.