Idris Elba gave up James Bond due to everyone being gross
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While the actor was at first complimented to be considered for the role, that feeling was quickly overtaken by the racist discussion that followed

Article by AV Club: Actor Idris Elba has opened up about him pursuing the role of James Bond because of racism

  • DrunemetonEnglish
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    3 years ago

    For his part, Elba recognized early that this was a no-win scenario for him. “And then if I get it, and it didn’t work, or it did work, would it be because of the color of my skin? That’s a difficult position to put myself into when I don’t need to.”

    That sucks! He’d have been amazing. Hell the last Craig movie had a black female as 007, before he took back the reigns.