"I think I’m too old for that man" - actor on playing Bond
Idris Elba too old for James Bond? "I think I’m too old for that man — running around in cars and ladies and martinis," the actor said.
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In a recent interview on Good Morning America, the actor once again revealed his disinterest to succeed Daniel Craig, who
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According to the actor, the idea of becoming a James Bond would not be happening.
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"I keep saying if it were to happen it would be the will of a nation because there hasn’t been any talks between me and the studio about any of that. But everywhere I go people want that to happen, so," he said.
“If I’m really honest man, I think I’m too old for that man, running around in cars and ladies and martinis, who wants to do that?,” he added.
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This is not the first time the actor is addressing the issue. In July, 2015, Elba told Radio Times: “It’s just a rumour. I have no idea."
In 2015, Craig who played Bond in the 2015 "Spectre," revealed that he would rather slash his wrist than take up another Bond movie.
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Other actors who have been mentioned as potential Bond include Tom Hiddleston, Henry Calvin, Damian Lewis among others.
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