[yuleeyahoo]

If they want a black Bond, why don’t they introduce them in a Bond movie as a different 00. Then they could do a spin with that character. He could be Bondesque without being Bond.

[GMThrust]

They would have to, seeing that Bond died in the last one. I can’t see them traveling back in time to maintain 007. I think Elba would be good, he was good in Luther.

[abigkahuna]

If they want a black Bond, why don’t they introduce them in a Bond movie as a different 00. Then they could do a spin with that character. He could be Bondesque without being Bond.

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Exactly—that is the way to do it. Idris Elba is a fine actor having watched in the Hijack series on Apple TV. A spin off would work well and could (if done right) extend the franchise realistically, honestly, and without being woke.

[Sirius Lee]

If they want a black Bond, why don’t they introduce them in a Bond movie as a different 00.

You should listen to yulee.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

If they want a black Bond, why don’t they introduce them in a Bond movie as a different 00

Exactly. There is nothing wrong with casting a black actor in a major role as a British spy. There are many great actors (including Elba in when he was younger) who would do a great job. But the Cultural Warriors don't want to do that. They want to turn James Bond into a black character. That is the goal.

[Bikkuri]

"If they want a black Bond, why don’t they introduce them in a Bond movie as a different 00."

That is exactly what I was thinking. There would be nothing wrong with that at all.

[xp38]

I had a neighbour originally from Sri Lanka who lived and worked in England for many years. He died a few years ago now. He looked Indian or Sri Lankan I guess. Anyway he told me he had worked for MI6 abroad. During the Falklands war he was in Argentina doing spy work and his non Anglo appearance was a good cover so to speak. Before he died I showed him a new car I had gotten and when I opened the trunk he said....good trunk, you can fit some bodies in there.

[Red Badger]

Anybody can be a Double-Naught Spy.................

[Cronos]

Connery was absolutely nothing like the James Bond of the novels.

Dalton was close.

Both weren’t English.

All of the actors who played Bond were different. Their commonality was being suave, smart, aggressive, and aggressively male, cool under pressure and with a quip and cool gear.

A non English ethnicity actor did the role well in the past, and could do so in the future, provided they embody those above characteristics