Could be the first black James Bond
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MartyZt — 14 years ago(July 30, 2011 10:36 PM)
He could probably play someone like a super agent like Bond. Bond is Bond and he's not black. It's like Superman..and no I'm not talking about Shaq. I think blacks should make their own characters and not take characters that were already developed that way. Find their own path.
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EjioforBond — 13 years ago(July 21, 2012 08:25 AM)
You're missing the point, Tabbby. I'm not a fan of Bond flicks in the sense they are meant to be taken: 5b4as admirable fantasies about the prerogatives of the white male. For me, they are entertaining only because they are so laughably pathetic. But cast Chewie in the lead and you accomplish several things: (1)you get a charismatic Bond whose fight scenes and love scenes will have much more power precisely because this Bond is a "subaltern" Bond, (2) you get a postmodern parody of all the Bond flicks that have come before (and I mean, come on, who can take the pre-Craig Bonds seriously anymore?) (3) you get a thoroughgoing subversion of the whole imperialist agenda in the Bond films.
In other words, cast Ejiofor and the Bond films become more openly, nakedly political than ever before, but progressive this time, rather than reactionary. -
milesdigby — 13 years ago(May 21, 2012 10:43 PM)
Chiwetel Ejiofor As James Bond
Barrack Hussein Obama as President of the United States
YES IT COULD HAPPEN,SOON.
The man played, a male transvestite comedy "Kinky Boots", a master of all things Judo in "Redbelt", two times he has gone up toe to toe with Denzel Washington in the "Inside Man", "American Gangster" never breaking a sweat. In Children of Men he was brilliant.
Last point, he is lucky, its the thing that matters most in hollywood. He has made very few flops.Salt was a hit etc. He is at the perfect stage to get the role. Frankly I would pay to see him in a Bond movie. I think ther7ece would be a line. Acting wise I think it would be easy, he also can handle the action (see "Redbelt").
Idris Elba seems a bit to something. Part of it is he is a very big guy. I also have just finished watching two seasons of "Luther" so that image has clouded me, I could just listen to Elba say "ALice" all day beautiful accent. -
Ratchapakinai — 13 years ago(July 10, 2012 06:50 AM)
Please, a dollar for every beep on imdb that has started a thread on a black actors page saying 'he could be bond'. How about we keep Bond white and british!!?? Black actors might start to get annoyed that they have to keep trying to 'live up' to an interpretation of a well known white character. Seems like IMDB is full of race-shamed people who claim black actors can play any character just to lessen their own white-shame. Stop being racist people! The Fresh Prince is black, Bond is white. Get over it! Or, let's remake Shaft as a white guy, I'm sure no one will bitch and moan like the whiney pussies that they are about that decision
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salfordgaz — 13 years ago(July 14, 2012 08:40 PM)
Please, a dollar for every beep on imdb that has started a thread on a black actors page saying 'he could be bond'. How about we keep Bond white and british!!?? Black actors might start to get annoyed that they have to keep trying to 'live up' to an interpretation of a well known white character. Seems like IMDB is full of race-shamed people who claim black actors can play any character just to lessen their own white-shame. Stop being racist people! The Fresh Prince is black, Bond is white. Get over it! Or, let's remake Shaft as a white guy, I'm sure no one will bitch and moan like the whiney pussies that they are about that decision
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EjioforBond — 13 years ago(July 21, 2012 08:12 AM)
Completely DISagree.
As any fully informed James Bond fan will tell you, Ian Fleming was an apologist for British imperialism and the hegemony of the white man. He was motivated to develop the Bond character precisely because of his own low morale as self-style member of the postwar British elite. We NEED to subvert his apologia for British empire and the "white man's burden" if we want to call ourselves true democrats, and what better way to do that than to cast a classy, smooth, intelligent, charismatic black man as Bond?
Perhaps it is unfair to say that only white supremacists would be incensed by such a tweaking, but certainly 100% of that group would be, while those of us who appreciate the semiotics of Bond would thoroughly enjoy the parody. -
Zerose — 12 years ago(August 22, 2013 11:23 AM)
Chiwetel Ejiofor is British. Born and raised in England.
Or, let's remake Shaft as a white guy, I'm sure no one will bitch and moan like the whiney pussies that they are about that decision
Newsflash: Shaft was originally a white guy. -
bloorain82 — 13 years ago(October 23, 2012 10:11 PM)
In a recent interview Naomi Harris said producers of Bond met with Idris Elba to discuss being cast as the next Bond. I for one would've loved to have seen Chiwetel as Bond.
Chiwetel's got the looks, the charm/suave/sex appeal, and he's tough and can put up a good fight. Idris is a wonderful actor and I'm sure can fit the bill but in my opinion tries incredibly hard to be sexy which is a little bit of a turn off. I dunno. Just my 2 cents.
In other news, can't wait to grab my tickets to go home to see Chiwetel at Young Vic in Aim Csaire's 'A Season In The Congo'. -
activista — 13 years ago(November 17, 2012 06:24 AM)
For real,plus he's still young enough to be snatched up as Bond and those beautifully expressive eyes just caps off all that talent and presencethe folks on this other site thought so too:
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Sovereign_x2000 — 13 years ago(November 18, 2012 09:28 AM)
never saw that one coming,but that is an awesome idea.He certainly has the presence and the gravity to pull that one off.Also, considering that other members with '00' clearance are showing up, maybe he would be an ideal nemesis for the current 007
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barrybass — 12 years ago(May 16, 2013 02:40 PM)
Oh goodness I hope not.. I am a huge fan of his.. but I am also a fan of Bond. That would be a terrible move. Some things are best left alone.. That would be like casting Shaft white or Superman Chinese Bond is Bond.. Introduce him as another 00. Create a whole new character.. He'd be great but not as Bond. I think both he and Idris Elba to name another black actor bandied about as Bond are great actors but they will never be Bond.. Of course they could pull off the role!! It isn't about them or their acting chops.. It is more about the Character.. It was the same with James West.. bad casting.. the movie was bad enough as it was but Will Smith should have never been cast as James West..
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barrybass — 12 years ago(May 19, 2013 12:53 PM)
So because I do not see this the way you do I am a racist? You are the one making it a racist issue and frankly you do not know me enough to call me narrow minded or racist. There is nothing racist about me or what I said. As I sated in my previous post.. for me FOR ME .. certain things particularly when it comes to long standing characters .. like Bond.. like Superman.. like Batman.. things of that nature even in the case of television characters like James West or James T. Kirk etc.. some things are best left alone.. and as I said.. it is more about the character .. not the actor. You may take it however you want to, I really do not care as I do not know you, nor does your opinion of what I said matter very much to me.. and frankly neither of our opinions will amount to much in the bigger picture because regardless to what either of us think the studios will do what they want to do and bad casting did not start nor will it end with Bond. As I said.. I think making Bond black would be a bad idea mainly because the character is too well established.. .. just as I think making Shaft white .. or Superman Chinese or the Mandarin white as in the case of the recent Iron Man film.. would likew111cise be (was) poor casting (In the case of Iron Man I won't even comment on the way they totally ruined the character in the film as opposed to the original story line.. aside from the casting..) so you are entitled to your opinion on what I said.. but you do not know me therefore you cannot call me narrow minded .. or racist and have it mean anything more than your own misinformed and totally irrelevant opinion.