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Idris Elba rules himself out of James Bond role as 'audiences won't accept black 007'

Ana Maria Rus

Sir Idris Elba has revealed that he was 'never' really in the running to play James Bond, as he officially rules him out of the race. The 53-year-old Hijack star has been long surrounded with rumours that he is set to play the next, and first-ever Black 007. The rumours reportedly first began in 2008 when former President Barack Obama said that the world was ready for a black actor at the Italian premiere of Quantum of Solace. However, Idris has stated he was never really in the running: “It

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