George Clooney throws his support behind Idris Elba as the next James Bond

George Clooney has thrown his support behind Idris Elba for the role of James Bond, as he claimed the character should be played by a British person.

The actor, 59, spoke on Mark Wright’s Heart Evening Show on Monday about the iconic character’s future, and ruled himself out of playing the suave spy as he felt it was ‘a little late’ for that.

No Time To Die marks Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007, and George quipped ‘go hire someone else!’ when asked what he would say to an offer of Bond.

Of his reasoning, he added: ‘First of all because, I’ll be 60 this year so it’s a little late for the Bond thing. Second of all, Bond should be a Brit don’t you think? I mean properly. It just feels wrong’.

Several big names have been tipped for the role since the announcement that Craig will be stepping, as stars including Elba, Outlander’s Sam Heughan, James Norton and Tom Hardy have all been suggested as contenders for the part.

The Midnight Sky star said Idris ‘should be Bond’ as he felt he is ‘elegant’ and added, ‘I think he’d do a great job of it’.

Credit: dailymail.co.uk

 

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