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 Idris Elba has posted a cryptic tweet suggesting he could be the next James Bond. Days after reports that a producer of the franchise is tipping him to be 007, he posted: "My name's Elba, Idris Elba". Rumours about Elba being next in line for the role after Daniel Craig holsters his gun and leaves the franchise for good next year have been swirling since 2014.
– With Daniel Craig set to star in his final turn as James Bond next October, Idris Elba dropped a hint that has 007 fans very definitely aflutter over Craig's potential successor: "My name's Elba, Idris Elba," he tweeted Sunday. Elba's name has been linked to the Bond franchise before, to some memorably racist reactions, but he's previously shot down those reports, notes the BBC, saying that at 45, he's too old to play the spy. Bond producer Barbara Broccoli earlier this week noted that "it will happen eventually" that a non-white actor takes on the iconic role, reports the Telegraph. Elba would be the seventh actor to play Bond, after Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, and Sean Connery.