Author Anthony Horowitz says Idris Elba couldn’t be James Bond because he is ‘too street’.
Horowitz gave his thoughts on the actors supposedly in the running to step into 007’s shoes.
The Luther star has been linked with the iconic part for some time – but the James Bond writer doesn’t think he’s a good match.
Stressing that ‘it’s not a colour issue’, Anthony, who is writing the next Bond novel Trigger Mortis, told The Daily Mail that Elba might not be ‘suave’ enough to pull it off.
He said: ‘For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a colour issue. I think he is probably… Read the full story