Idris Elba Being Suaver Than James Bond, a Photo Retrospective

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Anthony Horowitz, the author behind 007, recently told an interviewer that all around excellent man Idris Elba is "too street" to play James Bond. He claims that his issue with Elba is not about color, as "I can think of other black actors who would do it better." He told the Daily Mail, "Is it a question of being suave? Yeah."

If Anthony Horowitz wants to suave, here's suave.

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