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Sir Idris Elba: ‘Audiences won’t go for a Black African male playing James Bond’

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Sir Idris Elba: ‘Audiences won’t go for a Black African male playing James Bond’

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Bond is big all over the world, and [audiences] won’t go for a Black male, an African male, playing Bond.
Let's not try and make it woke, as Bond films shouldn't try to answer the world's taste and politics.
James Bond 26 will be the first 007 film from Amazon MGM Studios, with new producers taking over the franchise.

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Idris Elba says audiences would never accept a black actor playing James Bond: ‘That’s not what they like in their culture’

'Some Markets Just Don't Go For That': Idris Elba Says James Bond Casting Hope Was Never 'Realistic'

Idris Elba Says Longstanding James Bond Casting Rumor Was 'Never Legit'

Idris Elba says him playing James Bond not ‘realistic,’ some audiences won’t accept ‘Black male’ in role

Idris Elba Said Bond Movies Shouldn't Be "Woke," And People Have A LOT Of Thoughts About That

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