{"id":8840,"date":"2015-09-02T03:47:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T03:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2015-09-02T05:15:22","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T05:15:22","slug":"idriss-james-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/idriss-james-bond","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba Is \u201cToo Street\u201d to Play\u00a0James Bond Says A Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He later apologized, but the damage was already done.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>He Used A Rather Poor Choice Af Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/event\/article-3212827\/James-Bond-new-book-Trigger-Mortis-written-Anthony-Horowitz-wanted-life.html\">i<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/event\/article-3212827\/James-Bond-new-book-Trigger-Mortis-written-Anthony-Horowitz-wanted-life.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nterview with the Daily Mail<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Horowitz said that he does not think Elba is right for the part. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It&#8217;s not a colour issue. I think he is probably a bit too &#8220;street&#8221; for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite his insistence that it was not about race, the statement still sparked outrage.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8842\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012-500x300.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/Anthony-Horowitz-012-85x51.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/static\/sys-images\/Guardian\/Pix\/pictures\/2014\/4\/10\/1397129813705\/Anthony-Horowitz-012.jpg?w=620&amp;h=-&amp;s=7d6f49b7a4eed6105d96fe7bf5c73211\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Writer Later Released An Apology<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Horowitz released a statement on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnthonyHorowitz\/status\/638757024000557056\/photo\/1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his Twitter\u00a0page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI\u2019m really sorry my comments about Idris Elba have caused offence. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That wasn\u2019t my intention. \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was asked in my interview if Idris Elba would make a good James Bond. In the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice, but I\u2019m a writer not a casting director so what do I know? \u00a0Clumsily, I chose the word \u2018street\u2019 as Elba\u2019s gritty portrayal of DCI John Luther was in my mind but I admit it was a poor choice of word. I am mortified to have caused offence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8843\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/luther-solo.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/luther-solo.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/luther-solo-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/luther-solo-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/luther-solo-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.film.ru\/sites\/default\/files\/news\/luther-solo.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/idris-elba\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0Idris Elba Becomes The First Male Maxim Cover Model.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Craig will not be James Bond for much longer. 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