Idris Elba has taken to Twitter to respond to rumours that he could be cast as the next James Bond.
Daniel Craig looks set to sign off as 007 after the next film ‘Spectre’ and Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal thinks the ‘Luther’ star should be the next actor to take on the role, according to an email revealed in the recent Sony Pictures hack.
However, while many fans rejoiced at the idea of Idris becoming 007, a number of people weren’t too pleased.
Now, Idris appears to have mocked such comments with his response on Twitter:
A number of users commenting on MailOnline’s article about whether Idris could become Bond also chose to discuss the Golden Globe-winning actor’s race, with one writing: “Elba is a fantastic actor, but Bond is white. It's that simple.”
In the past, Idris has made no secret of his desire to play the spy, telling Reddit users during an AMA in September: “Yes [I would play James Bond], if it was offered to me, absolutely.”
In recent months, the actor has been focussing on his music career, and recently released an album of music inspired by Nelson Mandela, entitled ‘Mi Mandela’.
This Is What Daily Mail Readers Think Of A Black James Bond
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Open Image ModalTranslation: "Black people and white people are of different species."Someone give Simon a biology lesson please...
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Open Image ModalYou're seriously proposing a literary apartheid.
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Open Image ModalDo you know what feminism is??
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Open Image ModalTranslation: "All black people are reefer addicts."
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Open Image ModalDitto.
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Open Image ModalThis is painful.
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Open Image ModalTranslation: "I think that equality is just political correctness gone mad."
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Open Image ModalI hate the world.
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Open Image ModalComparing Craig's fictional character to the man who beat apartheid. Nice.
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Open Image ModalAnd again.
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Open Image ModalOh, and again.
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Open Image ModalThis MUST be a troll.
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Open Image ModalTranslation: "Black people are taking over our cinema!!! It's a conspiracy!!!!"
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Open Image ModalCan't tell if serious or just stupid...
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Open Image ModalYep, flawless logic. Mr T would definitely be considered to play Harry Potter.
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Open Image ModalThat would certainly be interesting...
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Open Image ModalTranslation: "I think everyone is as racist as me."
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Open Image ModalI don't think you know what you're talking about.
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Open Image ModalMeanwhile, in the real world...