A friend of mine recently mused about the idea of an African
American or black actor playing James Bond, since thus far, over 23 movies, you
may have noticed that all the James Bond characters were white. 2 names at the
top of that list happen to be Denzel Washington and Idris Elba. Washington
become a candidate during an AMA Reddit session where he expressed interest in
the role, and then came along a Twitter trend #DenzelIsJamesBond to promote the
actor’s bid for the role. My friend came up with Idris Elba’s name and Elba,
too, has spoken on the matter, saying that he hates the term Black Bond, but
that isn’t going to stop people from speculating about his involvement in the
franchise. Who do you think is ideal for the role? I'd go with Elba, because he's British and is much younger compared to Washington.
