There’s been a lot of talk about the next James Bond. Specifically, Idris Elba as the next Bond. People were understandably excited about this, due to it being the first black James Bond.
Elba raised everyone’s hopes by making a tweet saying: “My name’s Elba, Idris Elba.”
my name’s Elba, Idris Elba. pic.twitter.com/kEyyaVg8JX
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018
But, after being asked point blank whether or not he’d being the next secret agent, Elba replied NO, he will not be taking up the mantle of 007.
As of now, Daniel Craig is still returning for the next Bond movie. This will be the 25th film in the 007 series but we will be saying goodbye to Danny Boyle as directer due to “Creative Differences.”
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