next James Bond have been going on for years, and he’s even seemingly denied wanting to take on the role. Now, producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G.
Wilson have responded to the actor’s hesitance.“He’s great,” Wilson told Variety, and Broccoli quickly adds, “We love Idris.”“The thing is, it’s going to be a couple of years off,” Broccoli continued. “And when we cast Bond, it’s a 10-, 12-year commitment.
So he’s probably thinking, ‘Do I really want that thing? Not everybody wants to do that. It was hard enough getting [Daniel Craig to do it].Wilson pointed out that Craig, who is now 54, was in his 30s when he first started as Bond.
With Elba being 50, he would be at least in his 60s by the time he would call it quits, making the casting look unlikely.The 007 producers shared that many actors — particularly young actors — think they want to do Bond, but they don’t understand what that commitment really means. “A lot of people think, ‘Oh yeah, it’d be fun to do one’,” Broccoli said, laughing. “Well.
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