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- Idris Elba posed amongst a gaggle of wax figures of former James Bond actors at Madam Tussauds in London in a video that went viral on TikTok
- Elba has lengthy been rumored to be within the combine to doubtlessly painting James Bond sooner or later
- Elba’s spouse Sabrina mentioned on Good Morning America Dec. 22 that she “re-fueled the fireplace” behind these rumors by encouraging Idris to publish the video
Idris Elba is throwing his title again into the James Bond casting ring with a bit of assist from his spouse Sabrina.
The actor, 53, set TikTok ablaze with the longstanding rumors that he may very well be the following actor to painting 007 when he shared a video of himself standing amongst a gaggle of wax figures depicting former Bond stars, together with Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton.
“Wifey made me do it…” Elba wrote within the caption, which he shared alongside the Bond franchise theme track. The video, which he shared on Friday, Dec. 19, has since been considered greater than 6.9 million instances.
His spouse Sabrina, 36, spoke briefly concerning the video when she appeared on Good Morning America Monday, Dec. 22 to advertise the couple’s skincare model S’ABLE Labs.
“I’ve re-fueled the fireplace, haven’t I?” she mentioned, when the present’s hosts introduced up his viral video. “I simply thought it might be humorous. However look how good he appears to be like in that lineup!”
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When Sabrina was requested by GMA‘s Lara Spencer why Bond producers received’t simply “get it over with” and announce Elba ought to play the half, Sabrina respponded, “I agree!”
Elba was within the presence of the Bond wax figures after he was immortalized with a wax determine of himself at Madame Tussauds in London, because the museum introduced Dec. 19.
The star has lengthy been thought-about to be within the combine to step into the 007 function and substitute Craig within the follow-up to 2021’s No Time to Die, although he mentioned in a 2023 interview that individuals who didn’t need him to play Bond “made the entire thing disgusting and off-putting, as a result of it turned about race.”
“It turned about nonsense, and I acquired the brunt of it,” he mentioned on the time.
Again in June, Amazon MGM Studios introduced that Dune director Denis Villeneuve will make the twenty sixth film within the Bond movie collection. The film doesn’t but have a launch date.
A September report by Deadline indicated that Villeneuve, 58, will start casting for the lead function after he finishes manufacturing on Dune: Half Three, in addition to that he and the producers of the Bond franchise are searching for a “recent face” to painting the enduring British spy, citing sources.
