Sony Wants Idris Elba for the Next James Bond?

We have heard a lot of rumors floating around over the past year that Sony was thinking about having the next actor to play James Bond be African American. News out today courtesy of the seemingly never ending Sony Hacks is that they are looking to bring in actor Idris Elba for the role. For more on this, check out the news below and share your thoughts after the JUMP!

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With 2015’s Spectre, Daniel Craig will have played James Bond four times, and there’s nothing to say he won’t return for a fifth. However, it appears as if a non-white actor will finally get to play 007, as “Sony Hack” emails reveal studio execs are high on the actor…
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By Josh Wilding – 12/19/2014
There’s been a lot of talk about the next James Bond being played by a black actor, and one name which keeps coming up is Luther and Thor: The Dark World star Idris Elba. He’s even expressed interest in the role, revealing in a reddit Q&A not too long ago that, “Yes, if it was offered to me, absolutely,” he would play the Ian Fleming creation.

Just like many of us think Elba should be next 007, so too does Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal according to more leaded “Sony Hack” emails unearthed by The Daily Beast.

In an email from January 2014 (so quite some time ago, and an indication that the good stuff in these emails is now reaching an end), she’s quoted as saying, “Idris should be the next bond.” It’s something they’ve thought about then, but as Pascal will more than likely be out of a job soon as this scandal worsens, her opinion may not matter…