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

[Eddie01]

Your suggesting Michelle Obama for the role?

[ZirconEncrustedTweezers]

I remember this!

“The name’s Fat. Lo Fat. She’s Ho - Fat Ho.”

[Skywise]

Wesley Snipes or Samuel Jackson could’ve done it but I think both are too old at this point.

Actually Anthony Mackie wouldn’t be a bad idea...

[Skywise]

Ugh - I can just see the opening titles with Barack in slinky lingerie gyrating around Michelle...

[Calvin Locke]

There was a US tv series in the 1950s called "Climax!".

They did "Casino Royale" with a white American JB in an hour's show.

[discostu]

The Wire. Elba played a Baltimore thug for 3 years. He was a New York thug in American Gangster. Played Nelson Mandela. He can do whatever accent the director wants.

[reg45]

But Sean Bean has already played a Bond villain in Goldeneye.

[reg45]

That would be even more hilarious than the David Niven Casino Royale.

[SunkenCiv]

It's the 21st century. James Bond should be an android by now, that way the role could be switched from actor to actor (or actress) each movie, better for security, because then the bad guys would have no idea what James Bond looks like. Orrrr, Hollywood could just get a new idea for Christmas.

[Robwin]

Consider the latest Robin Hood epic. Promos show he has to be mentored in his endeavors by a black (played by Jamie Foxx). That's because there were so many black people in 12th century England. In fact there is a definite possibility one of them wrote the Magna Carta.

No, really

A similar ridiculous distortion of history occurred earlier with Kevin Costner's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Only in this gem his valued companion is not only black but he has the added perk of being a Muslim.

Hooray for Hollywood.

[HangnJudge]

The World is not Enough

[reg45]

Barry Nelson was James Bond in that one.

[Shadow44]

You do know he's a Scottish fictional character?

[gundog]

Time to start thinking up names for Bond Guys. And villains. Dick Galore, Octopenis, Goldmember....

[yarddog]

In the book he was half Scottish and half Swiss.

I guess that means he could be Swiss Chocolate.

[Jmouse007]

Sorry, do this and the franchise brand is DEAD.

Better learn the lessons of The Last Jedi, SOYLO, and "Doctor WHAT?" Before it's too late =

Get "WOKE", go BROKE.

[Eddie01]

[x]

It's not that James Bond is bigger than Idris Elba, but that Idris Elba ought to be thinking bigger than James Bond - start his own franchise, rather than just getting slipped into the tired Bond franchise.

Denzel Washington's latest flicks could probably stand alone for whatever they're worth, rather than glom on to the "Equalizer" name. Why not let that half forgotten Englishman (Edward Woodward) keep his character and start something new of your own. Same thing with Bond.

[onedoug]

The “best” Bond is in Ian Fleming’s novels.
Best Bond on film is Sean Connery.
IMHO

[MrEdd]

Everyone knows that Kunta Kinte was really a 5’2” Thai transsexual.

Make “Roots” as it was truly meant to be.