Nearly half of Americans would support a black James Bond—but are not nearly as on board with a…

Yahoo Entertainment ^ | November 20, 2018 | Gwynne Watkins

[Olog-hai]

Since it’s clear that Daniel Craig (the sixth actor to officially play Bond since 1962) has one foot out the door of the Aston-Martin, the conversation about diversifying 007 has been happening in earnest. Is one of Hollywood’s oldest properties ready for a reboot?

A new survey, conducted by Morning Consult and the Hollywood Reporter, asked 2,201 U.S. adults how they would feel about the fictional spy shifting demographics: from British to American, from male to female, from straight to gay, or from Caucasian to another ethnicity. The results show that a narrow majority support a black James Bond and most approve of a U.S.-born Bond — but the idea of a female, Hispanic, Asian or gay Bond is still hard for most Americans to wrap their heads around.

According to the data, 49 percent of American adults support the idea of a black actor playing Bond. When asked specifically if fan favorite (and 2018’s Sexiest Man Alive) Idris Elba should play the character, 36 percent of men and 43 percent of women surveyed said, “Yes, please!”

But what about making the character a different ethnicity? Perhaps without someone as obvious as Elba in mind, the participants were more tepid about a Hispanic Bond (19 percent of adults strongly support this casting) or an Asian Bond (17 percent of adults strongly support the change).

There has also been a lot of discussion in film circles about the possibility of a female Bond. Franchise producer Barbara Broccoli recently said she’s against it, and survey participants seem to agree. …

[Darksheare]

Well good for you.

[Covenantor]

Or the Malcom X biopic starring Bradley Cooper

No way!

Steve Buscemi was born for that role! ;>}

[VietVet876]

Instead of an Aston Martin, it would be a black Cadillac Escalade with those wheel covers that are free-wheeling and keep on rotating while the vehicle is stopped. I laugh out loud every time I see on on the road. The company MI6 jet would be the one from “Soul Plane” with Snoop Doggie in the left hand seat.

[x]

The movie A Black Sherlock Holmes came out a century ago. They were using "Sherlock Holmes" as a way of saying a "detective," so it wasn't an African-American playing Conan Doyle's legendary character, but stuff like this has been going on for a long time.

Unless they change the copyright laws again Ian Fleming's copyrights will expire starting in the 2030s and then anybody can do what they like with Bond. Bond is already in the public domain in Canada.

[Yaelle]

Or the Malcom X biopic starring Bradley Cooper.

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You know there’s racism (focused on one race being more acceptable than another) when these transitions only work ONE WAY. ;)

[Yaelle]

I just don’t think the world at large is ready for a 007 who talks like David Beckham.

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Or Bernie Sanders.

[morphing libertarian]

The sherlock holmes with Downey seem over the top to me. The one with Cumberbatch jumped the shark when his sister showed up on that island.

[ealgeone]

No. Bond is British, straight and white.

[morphing libertarian]

If you have been to 4-5 Broccoli bond flicks you should be able to write a movie plot.

[Darksheare]

Well get right on it since you want inclusivity and diversity.

[morphing libertarian]

I don’t spend my life fighting irrelevant social idiocy.

[Shadow44]

You may not care, but others do. I personally am tired of Hollywood having to make white characters black for no reason other than to appease Leftists who don’t care about franchises. If this was the reverse people would be apoplectic about “whitewashing” and cultural appropriation, and it is never done because the director who dared to suggest it would be blacklisted from Hollywood for being a racist.

I rather the franchise end with a sense of decorum than have it be completely deconstructed to appease Soyboy SJWs. The entire “Draft Ildris Elba for Bond” is a political agenda, whether people want to recognize it or not.

[morphing libertarian]

The Spy Who Scared Me

[morphing libertarian]

you are assuming a failure Ido not see. I don’t live my life fighting every twitch some leftist have

[alternatives?]

“Like the body positive comics with the morbidly obese female character who is supposed to be a superhero.”

Does she defeat the dastardly evil twins Diabetic Man and Heart Disease Man?

[Shadow44]

“LOL why are you even mad, just turn your brain off”

[morphing libertarian]

who is mad. It’s just movie. You’re the one fighting liberals on a damn movie.

[sphinx]

Stupidity on stilts. James Bond is a fictional character with a well-established backstory and character. He is who he is. If you want an American, female, gay, black or whatever superspy, fine, but invent a new character.

[Shadow44]

“It’s just movie”

This is exactly why the Left has won the culture war.

[dfwgator]

You underestimate the power movies have to shape culture.