It’s been reported that Damien Lewis is the favourite to take over the role of James Bond from Daniel Craig when he finally departs the 007 franchise.
As a white actor, Damien’s casting would certainly appease those bigoted fans who believe talented black actors like Idris Elba or Chiwetel Ejiofor couldn’t possibly play the British spy.
But the question on my mind is whether the Homeland star will be too old to convincingly play one of the most dangerous spys in the world when the time for a new Bond comes around.
Just think about it… looking at the scrapes that Bond gets into is it really likely that a dude pushing fifty could effectly kill that many henchman? Or jump out of a helicopter unscathed?
At least with the casting of Daniel Craig in 2006 it finally looked like 007 had the actual muscle to kick some serious arse, but now he’s 47 – and already had to… Read the full story