{"id":2208638,"date":"2025-12-22T15:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2208638"},"modified":"2025-12-22T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:13:17","slug":"idris-elba-joins-the-world-of-james-bond-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/idris-elba-joins-the-world-of-james-bond-but-theres-a-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"Idris Elba Joins the World of James Bond, but There\u2019s a Catch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Idris Elba<\/strong> arrived with an early Christmas gift for <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/legendary-actor-turned-down-james-153144722.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:James Bond;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">James Bond<\/a><\/strong> 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\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Idris Elba channels his inner James Bond in new clip<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/idris-elba-hoping-eventually-stop-133000113.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Idris Elba;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Idris Elba<\/a> recently posted a 10-second clip on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@idriselba\/video\/7585606305730153750\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a>, which is keeping fans\u2019 hopes alive. He shared a post captioned, \u201cWifey made me do it\u2026\u201d 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One fan, addressing Elba\u2019s caption, wrote under the post, \u201cWifey understood the assignment,\u201d while another commented, \u201cDear Santa, all I want for Christmas is Idris Elba as James Bond. Please and thank you.\u201d Other fans kept the hype alive, writing, \u201cNot just the bond we want\u2026 the bond we NEED,\u201d and \u201cSir\u2026 the way we\u2019ve been asking for this for years is REAL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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, \u201cDisgusted by the negative remarks about Idris Elba, he\u2019d make a great James Bond,\u201d while other fans also commented, writing, \u201cnot gonna lie, about the only thing that would make me interested in seeing a new bond film at this point is Elba,\u201d and \u201cThis man has so much class. I would love to see him play James Bond. I\u2019m sure he\u2019d knock it out of the park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Originally reported by Elton Fernandes on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mandatory.com\/news\/1705605-idris-elba-plays-james-bond-but-with-a-twist\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mandatory;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mandatory<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/12\/22\/idris-elba-plays-james-bond-but-with-a-twist\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Idris Elba Joins the World of James Bond, but There\u2019s a Catch;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Idris Elba Joins the World of James Bond, but There\u2019s a Catch<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reality Tea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019re wax figures. 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