People have criticised Elba but he's speaking what is true and to be honest, roles should be awarded on suitability, not ethnicities, I do think there has been an outbreak of tokenisim & people awarded roles just to tick boxes, for instance
it doesn't always have to be a gay....
Idris Elba says audiences would never accept a black actor playing James Bond: ‘That’s not what they like in their culture’
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The star of Luther played down rumours that he was lined up to take over as 007, adding that he’s against making the character ‘woke’
Idris Elba has refuted rumours that he was seriously in contention to play James Bond after Daniel Craig’s departure in 2021.
The actor, 53, who is currently promoting new film Masters of the Universe, told British GQ the conversation linking him to the role was “never legit”. Continue reading...
