Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

Idris Elba would be the perfect Bond.

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

Boy, some people in this thread are embarrassing.

Anyway, I have nothing against it. Go for it. There were even talks about a female Bond, with Gillian Anderson as the star. That would honestly be the greatest thing ever. :D

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

for me it just can't be , simply it will not feel as a james bond movie at all....

Who is embarrassing, Matti?

There was lots of Gillian stan crap about Gillian playing Bond after Idris said the speculation about him was silly blabbering on the net. Is that what you mean by embarrassing?:up:

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

No, I mean those who went really overboard over the idea of a black Bond.

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

Would be open to a Black Bond, absolutely. But no Woman Bond. There's just no point, it's all politics at that point.

I quite like the idea. It's just a matter of finding the right actor, as it would be regardless of color.

I havent seen it here but elsewhere on the net. People have meltdowns about the most ridiculous things. How about a HUMAN (not yelling) Bond. Maybe they should pipe down before all actors become obsolete.

James Cameron made a joke about it in Entourage.

I'm really only for it so much because of the potential casting of Gillian Anderson. Bond is a womanizer (well, at least until the Daniel Craig era), you could make this Bond a... menanizer? Is that a thing?

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

I would

White face in Harlem. Good thinking, Bond!

yeah i like how u put it, he is definitely a man who focuses on the job to kill whoever is related to the villain organization at hand. definitely a menanizer

Ditto.

Ditto.

Did you forget you made that post 40 minutes ago? haha.

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

Changing Bond's color will add nothing to plot but at the same time will not feel like James Bond. Why they just don't create a new franchise with a black spy? I have no problem in support that.

I just don't see it. I can't see why you can't just do that same idea but with a separate character.

Just requires some imagination that's all.

Separate but equal you mean? And to answer your question, the Bond name is worth billions in marketing as its a 60 year old world famous franchise. Cant really compare to a "new spy movie franchise". And anyway, people have been saying that it doesnt feel like James Bond since David Niven took over the roll from Connery in 1967. Shoot, Ian Fleming himself didnt like Connery as the choice for Bond and he created the character. He considered him too much of a brute and a "glorified stunt man". So not feeling like James Bond is nothing new. Its been happening from the very start. Even before the start! But we always find a way to get used to it.

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

As my previous posts may have made very clear, I'm a fan of several movies with black main characters. But a black James Bond just doesn't feel natural. James Bond is an icon, he has a certain look to him and I wouldn't want to see that changed too much, especially in such a weak attempt at making the franchise seem more inclusive...

Re: Would you support the idea of a black actor playing James Bond?
 

What "certain look" are you referring to exactly?