The Harder They Fall, produced by rapper Jay-Z, Elba denied he was in contention as a potential successor to Daniel Craig’s 007.Asked by ITV London if he’d play the spy, Elba replied: “No I’m not going to be James Bond.”Pressed on whether he’d like to take on the role at some point, he added: “Who wouldn’t?”“It’s a sign of the times when we can stop talking about black, white, and colour,” Elba replied when asked how amazing it would be to have a black James Bond.Elba has numerous projects lined up over the next few years, including voicing Knuckles in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and starring in Three Thousand Years of Longing, a fantasy romance flick from Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller.There’s no confirmation on who’ll next play James.
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