Idris Elba on him playing Bond: Just a rumour

Actor Idris Elba says news about him playing James Bond is just a rumour

Actor Idris Elba says news about him playing James Bond is just a rumour.

Idris Elba

Elba has often been suggested as the best non-white actor for the role. At an event in New York, he was asked if he wants to play the character in future, he said, "Look, I've said it a million of times: It's a great character and it's an honour to be asked, but it is just a rumour."

Elba said there have been no real conversations of him succeeding Daniel Craig in the role.

Speaking of the Academy Awards, Elba said he is thrilled to have recently joined the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, after the #OscarsSoWhite backlash.

"It is nice to be a part of the Academy, and, you know, big ups to the Academy for making a big push to include people that ordinarily might not be on the list, and here I am."

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