Idris Elba Would Play James Bond and More Revealed in His Reddit Q&A
British actor reveals he would play James Bond and more.
-- intro: There's a movement afoot to cast Idris Elba as the next Bond, James Bond.
The British actor, 42, was asked recently in a Reddit Q&A whether he would consider playing the global super spy.
"Yes, if it was offered to me, absolutely,” he replied.
That wasn't all "The Wire" actor shared. Keep reading for Elba's five best responses to fans.
Could Idris Elba Be the Next James Bond?
quicklist:title: Elba, who stars in Disney's upcoming live-action version of 'The Jungle Book' as Shere Khan, shared his favorite animated movie:text: What is my favorite classic animated movie ... dudududu ... what is my favorite ... that's a good question. At the risk of sounding corny, I think it is “The Jungle Book.” And it's not animated, but it fits in that world: “Mary Poppins.” I loved “Mary Poppins.” Classic, man, just classic! The songs, the animation, amazing.(The Disney Co. owns ABC News.)quicklist:title: How he got his name:text: My name Idris - I was actually born Idrissa, and in Sierra Leone it means - it's like "first born son."
quicklist:title: Whether he prefers playing heroes or villains, like in his current film, 'No Good Deed':text: I find villains way more compelling to unearth their psyche. Writers love writing for villains because they can get a lot more off their chest, and it just means a lot more stuff for the actor to do. But good guys are also a challenge, because if you don't get the balance between being real and being, you know, a stereotypically good guy, your character can come across as corny. So each has its challenges, but I think being a bad guy has more.
quicklist:title: On his favorite on-set practical joke:text: I was doing "Ultraviolet," and there's a scene in a morgue, and I remember there was a few extras playing the dead people but somehow we weren't told that, we thought they were dummies, and I think one of them sprung up on us, and I s*** my pants, not going to lie, because I thought it was a dummy! But it was a real life person.
quicklist:title: On his favorite Nicolas Cage story (they filmed 'Ghost Rider' together): text: Nic Cage came back one day on set, and he came down to set and he looked a little bit tired, a little bit - kind of like he'd ben up all night. So I was like "Hey, Nic man, how you doing man" and he said "I'm all right" and I said "You seem a little spooked out" and he said "Yeah man, I went up to Dracula's castle ... the ruins up in the mountains, and I stayed the night" and I said "What?! Why!?" and he said "I just had to channel the energy, and it was pretty spooky up there." We were shooting in Romania, Transylvania, and he just went up there to spend the night, as you do. And then he walked away. True story.
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