it has been leaked the next james bond will be a black man

Why force a black man into the role? Especially Idris. He's 45 and Craig is 50.

Dont they usually try to get somebody who can stay in the role for 10+ years?

Gratned, this doesnt bother me nearly as much as them using Idris as Roland in the Gunslinger

I havent read any of the Bond novels, but I doubt his race affects the plot that much.

In the Dark Tower Series it does have an effect (of course the abortion that was the movie didnt really address any of it so that didnt matter)

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I like Idris Elba but if they don't stick to Fleming's description of Bond, I won't be watching it

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My sarcasm meter doesn't seem to be working properly... this is a joke, right?

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My sarcasm meter doesn't seem to be working properly... this is a joke, right?

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Nope. It's an obvious PC move and I won't support it. James Bond is a white British man. And it's been proven multiple times that he is one man through the entire series. His name isn't an alias

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So it's Connery or no one?

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nope. He's one man played by different actors.

But Omar Epps playing Willie Mays Hayes in Major League II is ok because he’s black like Snipes, right?

Was it essential for Black Panther to be black?

i just find it an extreme stretch for having a black man in the role.

its a time stamped role during the cold war where the person is a highly trained secret agent of the british government.

how many black men were even in the british government during that time, or even to this day?

much less became agents and reached the level of best of the best of the elite?

some might claim that to be a racist opinion but its factually correct

having a black bond 007 agent makes about as much sense as having a male wonder woman or a white actor play the black panther

Yes but there was too much melt for one thread to contain

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His name isn't an alias

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he got extreme plastic surgery to avoid former enemies.