David Oyelowo is the
next James Bond. Well, kind of.
At the request of 007
creator Ian Fleming’s estate, the Selma actor will take on the iconic character
for an audiobook edition of Trigger Mortis, penned by Anthony Horowitz.
‘I am officially the only
person on planet Earth who can legitimately say: “I am the new James Bond” –
even saying that name is the cinematic equivalent of doing the “to be or not to
be” speech,’ said David after his appointment was announced.
He added: ‘I was asked
specifically by the Fleming estate, which is really special.’
Trigger Mortis takes place
two weeks after the events of Goldfinger and will be released on September 8
2015.
A black or ethnic minority
actor has yet to take up the mantle of Bond, James Bond, on
screen although Idris Elba has long been considered the next candidate for
the job which has seen seven actors portray the secret agent.
Leaked emails
between former Sony chief Amy Pascal and Columbia Pictures revealed she
favoured Idris as the next Bond, leading him to tweet: ‘Isn’t 007 supposed
to [be] handsome? Glad you think I’ve got a shot!’
Former Bond
star Pierce Brosnan has also tipped Idris for the role, but The Wire actor
has expressed concern about being the first ‘black Bond’.
‘We don’t say “white Bond”
we just say “Bond” so it suddenly becomes a black man and he’s a “black Bond”‘,
he said. ‘I hate that phrase.’
-Metro
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