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ChillDoubt | 13:09 Mon 02nd May 2016 | News
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...and rightly so:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-36165290

So why are there accusations of whitewash etc when fans want James Bond to stay Caucasian?
Idris Elba is a fantastic actor but when I hear he's being pushed to the front as a possible 007 I do get a bit miffed.
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The Idris Elba story came about due to the data dump that happened at Sony Pictures.

One of the leaked documents was an email from a Sony exec (Amy Pascal) who suggested Idris' name.

The rest was whipped up by the media.

He was not, and never was 'being pushed'. It was simply a debate which he himself put a lid on.
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He was not, and never was 'being pushed'


You are joking, sp?


http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/search/?q1=idris+again
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I used his named because it's the highest profile attached to the story. Others have been mooted too, sp. One black actor has already played Bond, granted in audio book form only.
I just don't get it when some push an agenda that ought never be considered. Whilst I know white actors have played Othello, they have been made-up to play the part (don't like the term 'blacked up') and so they should, he's a Moor after all.

I'm glad the fans of this character have made a fuss, it's right and proper. Some characters ought to remain white, as should black characters, that's all.
Chilldoubt

Did you see 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' last year?
I think that many people would not be bothered at all by the colour of the actor as long as he was the 'right' actor for that role.

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Is he not being pushed, sp?

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/02/former-james-bond-actor-george-lazenby-backs-idris-elba-to-play-007

Story is 5 hours old, to avoid any confusion.
Chilldoubt

Thing is - characters have been played by actors of differing races all the time - and for some reason, it doesn't cause ripples.

Miss Moneypenny is now played by a black actress, and for some reason this seemed to pass most people by.

James Bond is a white man and it's highly, highly unlikely that he will ever be played by a black man (on screen).

Look at the furore that Bond fans caused when Daniel Craig got the role, simply because he was blonde.

The chances of a black actor playing him is zero.

But I don't think that this story about The Flash is an equivalency. The number of leading roles for black actresses in Hollywood feature films is slim at the moment. To have that number reduced by changing a character from black to white is not the best way to go here.
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No sp, should I have? Without a synopsis from you I'll have to remain in the dark.....
"He was not, and never was 'being pushed'"

haha..not much he wasnt/isnt

the PC mob would love nothing more than to see another white bastion destroyed..

JB is an iconic white character not black ...would they make a film about the queen and cast a black as her maj ?
"The number of leading roles for black actresses in Hollywood feature films is slim at the moment. "

perhaps they should start writing and producing their own films then instead of playing the race card ..doesnt seem to be a problem with indians, theyr not complaining...always blacks wanting and demanding
Chilldoubt

Sorry I didn't get back to you - I assume like me, you had friends to go and see on Bank Holiday Monday, rather than sitting at home posting on AB...


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You assume incorrectly sp. I'd LOVE to go and see my friends on a Bank Holiday but someone has to cover emergency operations in the Theatres of a big NHS trust, 24/7.
Sadly, I'm one of them. Ho-hum.

Want to take another swing with your handbag?
ave a fight ave a fight fight fight fight hahaha
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Couldn't manage it PP, sp must be part of Jeremy Hunt's entourage, off seeing his acquaintances while the rest of us are otherwise engaged.

#iminworkjeremy
well with the amount of hours you guys do I am surprised you have the energy to even press a few keys...Keep your chin up though you're mahoosively important
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Thanks PP, the sentiments are appreciated.
Chilldoubt...sorry to hear that, but to be honest, my comment was aimed elsewhere.
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Eh? At who???
A big boy, he ran away.
Anyway back to the subject in hand. Is it just me that seems to think that race, culture, religion and immigration are really good ways for us to fight between ourselves so that the real bad things can happen when we are looking the other way? Smoke and mirrors

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