Roger Moore Says Comments About Idris Elba As James Bond Taken Out Of Context

Ryan Grenoble, Huffington Post: Entertainment
Sun, 03/29/2015 - 12:39pm

Roger Moore says comments in which he appeared to question whether Idris Elba could play the role of James Bond were taken out of context. In the comments, given during an interview with the French magazine Paris Match, Moore said he thought the next Bond should be "English-English," apparently casting doubt on Elba's qualifications, despite the fact Elba was born in London. "A few years ago, I said that Cuba Gooding Jr.

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