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George Clooney says ‘elegant’ Idris Elba should be the next James Bond & would ‘do a great job’
HOLLYWOOD star George Clooney says Idris Elba should be the next James Bond.
The A-lister ruled out playing 007 but said the Luther star, 48, should take over the role, adding: “He’s elegant. He’d do a great job.”
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He told Mark Wright’s Heart radio show: “I’ll be 60 this year so it’s a little late for the Bond thing.
";Bond should also be a Brit, don’t you think?
"I mean properly. It just feels wrong.”
He said: "That's who I would've cast, sure, absolutely but in general, no I don't think I should be.
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"The closest thing I've ever done to any kind of hero like that was Batman and we saw how that turned out".
Clooney played the Caped Crusader in 1997's Batman & Robin, which was panned by critics.
The new Bond film was due to be released this year but will now be released in April 2021.
Daniel Craig says Bond bosses ‘had no choice’ but to delay his final outing as 007 until next year
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