Idris Elba arrived with an early Christmas gift for James Bond fans, sharing an exciting new video on TikTok. The British actor posted a short clip of himself posing with all other actors who previously played the role of James Bond in the films, except, they’re wax figures. Fans seem to take this clip as a hopeful sign of getting to see Elba playing the role of the British Secret Service agent in the next Bond film.
Idris Elba channels his inner James Bond in new clip
Idris Elba recently posted a 10-second clip on TikTok, which is keeping fans’ hopes alive. He shared a post captioned, “Wifey made me do it…” in which he can be seen posing alongside wax statues of other Bond actors, including Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan, among others. Seeing the British actor with other Bond heroes left fans convinced he looks the part. Fans flooded the comments section with their opinions and takes on Elba playing James Bond in the next movie.
One fan, addressing Elba’s caption, wrote under the post, “Wifey understood the assignment,” while another commented, “Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is Idris Elba as James Bond. Please and thank you.” Other fans kept the hype alive, writing, “Not just the bond we want… the bond we NEED,” and “Sir… the way we’ve been asking for this for years is REAL.”
While the next actor to play 007 remains unconfirmed, Denis Villeneuve will reportedly direct the film, with Steven Knight set to write the story. One fan defending Elba for the role wrote under the TikTok, “Disgusted by the negative remarks about Idris Elba, he’d make a great James Bond,” while other fans also commented, writing, “not gonna lie, about the only thing that would make me interested in seeing a new bond film at this point is Elba,” and “This man has so much class. I would love to see him play James Bond. I’m sure he’d knock it out of the park.”
