James Bond Writer Thinks Idris Elba is "Too Street" to Be Bond

WATER COOLER TALK: James Bond Writer Thinks Idris Elba is “Too Street” to Be Bond

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Anthony Horowitz, the author of the new James Bond novel “Trigger Mortis”, recently had an interview with the Daily Mail that has people upset.

In the interview he said believes Elba is “probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah.”

Many people are saying that what he is implying is that Elba is too black and of course have been talking about it on social media.

And of course here comes the apology/explination from Horowitz.

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WATER COOLER TALK: James Bond Writer Thinks Idris Elba is “Too Street” to Be Bond