IDRIS ELBA is back in the running to play James Bond and is in fresh talks to take the lead role. The popular London-born star had backed down from taking over from Daniel Craig and had instead discussed the prospect of playing a villain in the next film.
But I can reveal he is now being considered to be the next 007 after ranking highly in market research tests. A source said: “Idris has long been in talks to play a role in the next era of James Bond’s story and last year was being considered for a role as an antagonist. “However, talks surrounding him playing the lead have started again as producers realised how popular he would be after carrying out secret market research. “He ranked highly among the diverse group of movie buffs invited to participate in it.
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