Renowned British actor Idris Elba, has recently shed light on his decision to walk away from the opportunity to portray the iconic character of James Bond.
Elba revealed that racism played a significant role in his choice to step aside from the blockbuster franchise.
The 50-year-old actor shared his opinions on the topic while appearing as a guest on the most recent episode of the Smartless podcast, which is co-hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.
Elba acknowledged how thrilling it was for him to hear that he might be chosen to play James Bond.
In his words:
“The truth is, I was super complemented for a long time about this [playing the James Bond role]. I was like, ‘This is crazy! James Bond?’
“We are all actors and we understand that role. It’s one of those coveted roles. Being asked to be James Bond was like, ‘Okay, you’ve sort of reached the pinnacle.’ That is one of those things the whole world has a vote in.
“It was a huge compliment that every corner of the world, except for some corners, which we will not talk about, were really happy about the idea that I could be considered. Those that weren’t happy about the idea made the whole thing disgusting because it became about race”.
Few months ago, Social media sensation Ikorodu Bois have spoken with Hollywood actor Idris Elba after recreating the trailer of his upcoming movie Beast.
The British thespian was however quite impressed with the recreation of ‘Beast’ trailer
The group shared a video of their conversation with the actor on Instagram where they excitedly told him about the recreation of the movie trailer.
In the video, the impressed Idris could be seen watching with smiles as he applauded them for their work. The Beast of No Nation actor said to them; Read more…
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