Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
Idris Elba being made the new James Bond would strike me as a fairly major 'fúck you' to the sort of people who are.

Apart from anything else, surely Hollywood must have noticed by now that this sort of 'woke' stunt casting is not exactly box office dynamite?
BLACKS !!!

Not really true though. Yes, Asian peoples don't like and are scared of blacks as a rule, and this cuts into a film's expected profits. But if a dark-complected person can break through, the world is their oyster. Cf Will Smith. With that being said, I think Idris is too old. Also, while he's a good looking dude, he's not such a great actor. He's no Don Cheadle, nor even a David Oyelewo.

But then I realize this is just James Bond, so who gives a sh!t.