Who Should Play the First Black Bond?
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Looks like both Jamie Foxx and Diddy are interested in playing the historical role.
Current star Daniel Craig recently suggested it could be time for the first black Bond in the wake of Barack Obama’s election as the first African-American president in U.S. history. Asked by U.S. news show Access Hollywood whether he would like to play Bond, he says, “Of course! I’d put a little swing in it. A little hip-hop, you know. Maybe not drinking martinis, but drinking some Hennessey maybe. Bond would drink dark liquor.” And Foxx admits he has already received backing to take on the coveted role. He adds, “I was in London and I had to give an award to Daniel Craig? and I went up and said, ‘Bond. Black Bond.’ And everybody just lost it… Black Bond would be cool.”
At the 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards Diddy also put his bid in for the role. “One day the time will come for a black Bond and hopefully I can audition for it. It’s a dream of mine to play a great role like that.”
Obama’s the president. Beyonce wants to be Wonder Woman, and now the next Bond might just be black. We smell a mutiny.
In the meantime, WHO SHOULD PLAY THE FIRST BLACK BOND?
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1ST… I got it Hannibal!
Ummm… neither?
Jamie I guess dammit.
Diddy as Bond…you must be shitting me…
LMAO…SORRY BABY…NOT THIS TIME…
UGH ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? I THOUGHT I WAS FIRST…
I THINK OBAMA SHOULD PLAY HIM…
Hannibal you just couldn’t wait like two secs so I could be on the top? sniff sniff
Blaire Underwood.
James Bond has always been British. Idris Elba would be perfect…he’s black, fine and BRITISH!
Um mos def not Diddy, he’s not an actor.
Jamie Foxx should he just got dat swag… Diddy not no james bodi type of guy
neither,no way,cant see them in that role,cant think of anyone out there right now,maybe an unknown actor.
Well since Diddy has no acting skills whatsoever I will go with Jamie
RICK ROSS SHOULD TRY OUT FOR THE ROLL…
*ROLE*
Denzel or Jamie……peeps who can act.
Jamie would be cool. Of course Denzel has to be on the list, but he might be to old for those stunts. who knows?! Would put Will Smith, but ahhhh I cant tell!
Diddy, thats a hell no!
Grimace or Kimbo Slice…
I see you Hann…
Idris Elba maybe, or me…
I was thinking Mos Def too…if he pumped up a bit.
But Blair baby…. yummy…he’d be PERFECT.
I would cry if Diddy got the role. Please no.
Jamie is cool…but the role requires a different swag…
Neither, choose my baby Morris Chestnut, fa real, but if just had to choose between the two, it dam sure wouldn’t be diddy, he makes me sick, he just so fuk’n arrogant and full of himself, ugh.
Idris Elba…of course…also Chiwetel Ejiofor (talk to me, inside man, american gangster) or Derek Luke….I would never choose P.Doo Doo for the role…not enough class….Jaime Foxx…ehhhh.
Neither Jaime or Diddy is sexy enough.
Derek Luke, Tyrese, Big Willie could do it, What’s the youngster from biker boys? Boris Kodjoe is sexy enough for sure.
Look at the movies Diddy has been in!
A Raisin in the Sun
Carlito’s Way:Rise to Power
Monster’s Ball
Made
All pretty good movies but not due to Sean Comb’s acting…lol I’ll run with Jamie Foxx
Collateral
Redemption
Ali
Ray
Jarhead
Dream Girls
This shit is a no brainer!
p diddy and j.fox will probably end up shooting themselves in rehearsal ,let someone with swag take that the role ermmmm i dunno harlem niggas , cam,jimi, juelz
KIMBO SLICE….LMAO…THAT SHIT WOULD SELL IN MINUTES…
Idris Elba!!!! hell yeah that’s the one baby, suave and sexy, ooooohhhhh
Neither one (Ugh), Blair Underwood puts them both to shame.
If you could put Don Cheadle’s acting skills into someone else it would be a go!
KATT WILLIAMS…
Jammie Fox OR Idris Elba
im tellin u it should be cam, damn none of you niggas seen KILLA SEASON
You guys know that role is for Will Smith if he wants it.
By the time we’re through labeing everything “Black this and White that” daytime will be for Whites and nighttime will be for Blacks.
We will soon be able to buy White only pies, boy I tell ya…
Will we begin labeling & using colored restrooms again?
Some characters don’t need to be adapted if you ask me. Some things hold no merit or will break a color barrier.
Just let Brad Pitt play Supafly, Jim Carey as Dolemite, Tom Cruise as Shaft, Tom Hanks as Richard Pryor…
“I Hate Black Pepper. I hate my gums cause they black. I hate Whoopi Goldberg’s lips. I Hate the back of Forrest Whittaker’s neck, and most of all I hate that black ass Wesley Snipes.”
-Bernie Mac, Don’t Be a Menace etc.
neither.
need some1 not too old not too young, undeniably handsome, athletic, killer body, with huge international appeal..hmm..i put my vote on WILL SMITH!
Blair kould pull it off 2..but he jus doesnt have quite the international appeal that now mega movie star Will has
both kould pull it off tho…easy.
Neither one of these guys. I think it should be either Will Smith or that british guy from the movie “Talk To Me.” he is not hot peice of man candy.
Idris should be the first Black bond. Would love to see a British Black man, play the role.
BARACk 0BAMA…
a white man in black face
Will Smith. Just check some of his recent action hits:
Hancock
I Am Legend
I, Robot
Bad Boys
Men In Black
Will has the talent, finesse and the marketability. BTW, NO HOMO
neither
are u guys FUCKING CRAZY..those bitches cant play a james bond role….leave it to Daniel Craig…guarantee if they pick a horrible black actor..james bond movies are gonna go from being the best..to the shittiest…
the white man has spoken
NOT VIN DIESEL OF ICE CUBE!
Boston George
Look at the movies Diddy has been in!
A Raisin in the Sun
Carlito’s Way:Rise to Power
Monster’s Ball
Made
All pretty good movies but not due to Sean Comb’s acting…lol I’ll run with Jamie Foxx
Collateral
Redemption
Ali
Ray
Jarhead
Dream Girls
This shit is a no brainer!
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I co-sign! So true! But fo real though I say neither really fits the bill for this kind role! I’m just sayin though…
I’d say Idris Elba or Djimon Honsou!!!
@ Pedro
Yea we saw killa season and it was trash!! The only movie Cam needs to be in is Where’s Waldo! We ain’t seen that nigga since last year standing in front of that Fisher Price pool in his backyard with Homer Simpson boxers on and that 3X tank top…lmao
Idris is the best choice… for sure.
Denzel or Blair.
Diddy could play a nonchalant 40ish playboy who likes to run through women, make out-of-wedlock babies, and cozy up to the hottest celebrities who are half his age.
Oh, wait, that’s real life, isn’t it?
Sorry, 007 is too suave a character for him.
lol @ boston george ” get my fuckin pool in da the bak…… dickhead ” cam’ron
keep him white. Why it got to be ” a black ” everything
I meant or Ice cube
@ I luv prada
I totally agree. Neither are good for this role what so ever, but in having to chose, the only person I could run with would be Jaime
I really think the person would have to be an unknown actor. Someone overseas but with the charisma to pull it off. Bond was a BOSS!
I think it should be Common
@Pm
keep him white. Why it got to be ” a black ” everything
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…it’s about time more things were offered to Americans of African Descent……why not have a Black Bond?
@Pedro
Tell me that shit was hilarious Fam! He’s good for the hood flicks, but nothing where he’s coming out of who he is naturally. That’s why he does well in those types of flicks. He’s being him…..a dickhead…lol
How about Gary Coleman as the next Bond?
neither one of these jerk-offs. James Bond is British, so the only logical choice that makes sense is Idris Elba. he’s British, an excellent actor, and SEXY with a capital S. if not Idris, I also vote for Blair Underwood.
Djimon Honsou if he can get the English accent down. Idris Elba would be my 2nd choice. Jamie…mmm…not convinced, but Diddy? Hell to the mf’ing naw.
If I have to chose between Diddy and Jamie, then I chose Jamie. Diddy’s acting is painful to watch. My first choice would be Idris Elba for real though.
Jamie sqints to much ..that look is not sexy ALL the time…geesh
lol but u gotta admit cam’ron the funniest rapper everrrrr lol whatever come out his mouth is entertainment , ayo my niggs type in youtube Cam’ron public number 1 intro, pure comedy
I don’t want to see Jaime’s corn giblet teeth or Puffy’s baby teeth as Bond.
Idris maybe. Other than that, that’s it.
Diddy as bond….HELL NO. I f i have to choose between them 2 I’ll def go for Jamie Foxx but like someone said Idriss Alba will be perfect for the role….
@pm
because for too damn long it’s been a white everything, that’s why. deal with it.
but ANYWAY, Idris Elba is the ONLY one who can be the black James Bond.
DIDDY hahahahaha
LIL WAYNE SHOULD BE THE NEXT BOND
Idris
IDRIS ELBA is made for that role. Hot like fire, sexy-ass British accent, and he could get any red blooded female…and some males, maybe. HOT HOT HOT!!!! Love him like cooked food!!! He wouldn’t even have to be nice to me and he’d still get through! “Brings-tears-to-my-eyes fine.” U get me?
That’s all we need Puffy’s mouth open on the screen.
Idris Elba I meant lol he is hooooot
Will Smith or Idris Elba
@sepia830
yeah, Djimon Hounsou would be great, but he’s what the James Bond franchise would consider “too black”, plus he’s african. i say Idris Elba too.
Neither of them
For real though, How about Halle Berry as a female Bond? Quite lovely (with my british accent!)
Tyrese would be good for this role. Diddy can’t act for shi* and Jamie is not as fine as Tyrese.
roe ski wat part of britain u from
Are you crazy? Neither one of them. They have some very good-looking Black actors in Britain who speak with a British accent that would be a thousand times better. Jamie or Diddy, no way, Lawd NO!
Bond is a traditional white role leave it alone! Let them have their British star. How would a white man look playing Shaft!
Idris. diddy can’t act, jamie’s not hot enough anymore, and will smith is too much of a clown. plus, he already gets all the black leading man roles in hollyweird. time to let someone else shine.
@ blaq…..great minds think alike.
@CJ
the president of the united states was also a traditional white role. should we have left that alone too?
What about Blair Underwood, I think not with Diddy, and Fox is strong maybe..
but i cast my vote for Idris.
On a side note, this must be For Sisters Day on Bossip — we have a dash of Blair and brothers looking debonair and a few shots of beautiful sisters who are CLOTHED.
Happy Friday
@ CJ I agree,
…or Blair Underwood. maybe Don Cheadle?
Idris Elba!!!!
Hotstuff
I’d say Idris Elba or Djimon Honsou!!!
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Def Djimon Honsou(sp),, I could not think of his name eariler
Like someone mentioned earlier, there are loads of black actors in England who speak the english way and would be better than any american black actor for that role. Let a black british actor handle this.
Now if Anglina Jolie was playin in Foxy Brown remake it would be smoke in the city
the next Bond will be Hugh Jackman. If someone black it would be Idris Elba or some unknown actor.
Idris Elba!!!!
Don Cheadle is one more ugly little mofo. No damn way. Not unless they want to kill the Bond franchise.
LMAO @ CJ…’Sho you right! LOL It’s true…we don’t have to flip everything into black. LMAO But neither Diddy or Jamie could pull it off. The character would have to be semi-athletic, smooth and sexy, but still masculine. A guy who women want and men want to be. Once upon a time, Terrence Howard could have pulled off a role like this. Maybe Boris Kudjoe. He would be a fine ass Bond. What’s old boy’s name who played Amistad? If he shaved, he could do it, too. We need to get a Jamaican dude to play the part because those dudes from the islands could talk ya undies off. SMH
u people r fucking stupid….james bond is going to shit
The white man has spoken
YO HANNIBAL U ARE STUPID–LMAO!!!–ITS FUNNY CUZ I WOULD CHECK FOR UR COMMENTS TO SEE WHAT UR GONNA SAY–U ARE FUNNY
Don Cheadle would be an interesting choice — I haven’t seen him in many romantic leading roles, but he definitely has the acting chops.
I just came across the name of Chiwetel Ejiofor — a British actor who was in “Children of Men,” “Dirty Pretty Things,” and “She Hate Me.” He’s interesting. . .
If he got his skills up to par 50 would make a interesting James Bond…Maybe it’s time for a female Bond, Halle.
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SOLDIER
I don’t think either of them, however if I had to choose I would say Jamie. Diddy isn’t handsome or good looking. Boris Kodjo or Idris Elba definitely would be better choices!
I vote for Denzel or Blair Underwood. Puffy cannot be James Bond because James Bond does not have little dolphin teeth…….
Neither one of them. Idris, Boris, Blair, Will
NONE OF THEM… BLAIR UNDERWOOD SHOULD. NOW IM BLAIR UNDERWOOD NUMBER ONE FAN
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haha
@pm
“Now if Anglina Jolie was playin in Foxy Brown remake it would be smoke in the city”
No one can replace Pam Grier. Her curves and sex appeal long preceded Angelina’s. Plus, I can’t see Angelina pulling a gun out of her extensions. . .
Chiwetel Ejiofor. As Bond, the actor should be black AND British.
NEITHERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!! YOL
Come on All the ELITE BAD BROTHERS out their. Jamie is sexy but not serious enough and the swager is just not on the BOND level. Puffy is tooo commercial. Idris, Blair TYRESE???
Idres Elba. He can act, and he’s actually from the U.K w/ an accent.
neither. They are both unattractive and arrogant
@CJ… very good point. Leave a white man to do it. Because Brad Pitt wouldn’t look too cool playing the Shaft
it would have to be jamie.
DAVE CHAPPELLe!!!…
white shaft hahahaha
Jay
Idres Elba. He can act, and he’s actually from the U.K w/ an accent.
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Good pick, the only other person off the top of my head is Mos Def. No other musician is worthy of doing it. Stop giving all the damn singers/rappers the legit acting gigs.
If for some sick reason Diddy ever did become bond, I would stop watching tv all together, become a vegan and go live with the dolphins.
why are americans so aarrogant, if ther was ever going to be a black bond which is unlikely. It would have to be a black british actor, yes there are black british actors and some are even better than the black american ones. So stop assuming that all acting roles must go to americans.
I dont think we should redo Bond…But we should definetly have some type of black sexy spy guy..And I think it should be Morris Chestnut with his fine azz…
Oh I also think Djimon Hounsou (kimora’s man) would make an EXCELLENT choice. I vote him for the job.
nicky
why are americans so aarrogant, if ther was ever going to be a black bond which is unlikely. It would have to be a black british actor, yes there are black british actors and some are even better than the black american ones. So stop assuming that all acting roles must go to americans.
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Um, shut the fuck up please. Dont act like British actors dont play American roles too. We dont realize the bloody assholes are brits until they do a fucking interview.
Idres Elba yes thats a sexy man or Mr. Marcus lol
Um, shut the fuck up please. Dont act like British actors dont play American roles too. We dont realize the bloody assholes are brits until they do a fucking interview.
Teehheheeee
Real Talk…dude from House is really a Brit.
BOND IS A WHITE MAN.
We dont need a black everything.
Here’s an idea:
create something original.. damn
why black people wanna always copy white people?
LOL @ Nina Knows
You’re bloody right — How many Brits have taken home American Oscars? A lot.
YEP!!!!! I’m feelin Idris as a new Bond. He would rock that roll wit his fine self
What about a remake of ROOTS?
Top Brothas to play Bond (no particular order):
1. Idris Elba (fine n’ British)
2. Blair Underwood (classically fine)
3. Djimon Hounsou (wouldn’t need to talk much, we can just stare at his body for 2 hours)
4. Morris Chestnut (chocolate sex)
5. Chiwetel Ejiofor (talented n’ British)
6. Don Cheadle (could probably pull off an accent)
7. Daniel Sunjata (light-skinned suggestion, juicy lips)
Throw me under a bus/will banish entertainment from my life Brothas if they played Bond:
1. Diddy
2. Jamie Foxx
Flavor Flav or Bushwick Bill
First off, lets eliminate Diddy from the conversation. Any consideration given to him would be an insult to REAL actors! That being said, I believe that to crate a black james Bond would destroy to integrity of the franchise because Bond was NOT black…he was a white Brit. A role should be created for a Black man who is also part of the same org that James Bond is and it should be played by a real actor…personally I like Terrence Howard.
ayo liliana u still dere ?
1.JERMAINE DUPRI
2.KIMBO SLICE
3.MC HAMMER
4.MIKE TYSON
5.NE-YO
“Dont act like British actors dont play American roles”
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Co-sign. Kate Winslet does it on the regular. Idris and the dude who played McNulty on “The Wire” are both British. Dude from House is British. That chick from the OC was born in England too. I’m sure there are plenty more examples.
@ freshizzle.. I know right.. the black donald trump . the black kate moss .. other races don’t do that. Why cant we just be us
BLAIR UNDERWOOD!! Diddy?!? Please!! James Bond is handsome, smooth and posses a classy charm to him, none of which Diddy has. Jamie Fox? He’s a good actor, but he doesn’t live up in the looks department. Blair Underwood is the only man I can see who can play it. He’s tall, masculine, sexy and a great actor.
Hollywood needs to stop giving these singers/rappers movie roles when there are plenty of real actors out there.
LOL@Hannibal,
I think MC Hammer would make a great Bond…
please…denzel, will, jamie, blair anybody but diddy!!!
er whoever it is, he wouldn’t be american.
This is dumb. A Black Bond? Why? We already have a Black Bond-his first name is Barry.
Morris Chestnut, Tyrese,Will Smith and Blair Underwood they are all sexy and I would love to see any of them in a sex scene
@Aunt Viv
Minnie Driver
Kate Beckinsale (Vacancy)
Emily Watson (she was in one of the Hannibal movies along with other American movies)
Helena Bonham Carter (Fight Club)
And there are many more. . .
Some of my favorite films are British — Notes on a Scandal was great. Dame Judy Dench and Cate Blanchett were phenomenal in that movie.
It’s kind of old, but Secrets and Lies was another great film about a black woman who discovers her biological mother is white. The sister who played in that has been on an American TV series, I believe.
@ Hannibal .. you forgot Ruban Studard
either Boris Kodjoe or a fresh and new no-name, incredibly talented actor with NO celebrity attached to his name, reputation or image.
BOBBY BROWN…
diddy need not even ask about this role with his non-actin, tom foolery, actin ass. Jamie is formidable, but I just can’t get around his wanda days. Idris, blair, and terrance would be the better choices of consideration. If they do decide to do such a thing let the character be a spin as part of the same organization as bond, but not bond, that would make it seem un-authentic.
i bet when the auditions come arount will smith gets it hands down.
that black BRITISH guy (forgot his name) that played an agent in Die Another Day/Resident Evil
@ those with issues about a black bond
The suggestion of a black bond was made by the current white bond. There does not have to be a black everything, but it is satisfying to conquer roles and positions that blacks were not considered for or completely locked out of solely because of race.
And for those of you who say blacks want to copy whites-what, where you born yesterday? Every white rock band hailing from Great Britain and America ‘borrowed’ Rock and Roll from blacks. Black style, black dialect, etc. has been co opted by whites both in America and abroad. Sorry to break it to you-but white folk would still be regurgitating Bach, Mozart, et al. if it wasn’t for Black American Musicians.
If they are gonna fuck with the franchise of Bond they should do it right by choosing a tall, elegant,handsome, Black British actor. Short of that, maybe Boris Kodjoe if he can pull off the accent to make it real. Forget Diddy, he ugly, short, can’t act and shouldn’t be considered for the role. It is gonna be a hard sell, but they will need a man with world wide appeal in every way.
Hi Sydney,
There are so many British actors who do it. In fact, Chiwetel Ejiofor played Denzel’s cousin in “American Gangster”. Judi Dench creeped me out in “Notes on a Scandal”, especially in that scene when she was stroking Cate Blanchett’s hands, talking about how she and her equally creepy friends do it all the time. Eeew.
Ohhhhh Morris Chestnut!
weezy lol ” my name bond * drinks the lean* james bond baby”
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I hate to say it, but if the Bond is too dark-skinned folks ain’t gonna want that, it would be too shocking. I know this is gonna make some people mad to hear this, but we know it’s true.
NOBODY. JAMES BOND SERIES IS A WHITE TRADITION. WHY CAN’T WE MAKE OUR OWN CLASSICS? INSTEAD OF STARING IN ALL OF THE WHITE ONES.
Boris Kodjoe is an option. I like Will Smith, but I would prefer someone else.
@Aunt Viv
LOL, girl, I remember that scene! My friend and I saw it in the theater, and we thought Dench’s acting was chilling. My friend still remembers the line when she said the highlight of her weekends was doing her laundry. Didn’t her cat die or something?
I haven’t seen American Gangster yet, but I saw Ejiofor in “She Hate Me,” and I thought he was pretty good. I didn’t like the movie much, but he was appealing.
NEITHER!
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MY PICK WOULD BE:
IDRIS ELBA, BLAIR UNDERWOOD, BORRIS KODJU, OR HENRY SIMMONS
Yeah, Boris Kodjoe would fit the part and look more appealing to an inter-national audience.
I usually don’t post but I had to add my two cents. Neither one of them should be the first black bond! I think it should be Idris Elba (who is British by the way)
@ AK_47STAN
Thanks for the 411
NEITHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will Smith or Boris Kodjoe
Shemar Moore and Boris fit closer to the world wide view of handsome. I know it’s not fair but it’s true.
DMX…
@Aunt Viv
This movie isn’t British, but have you seen Run Lola Run with Franka Potente? I saw it years ago, and I loved it — she had wild red hair.
Not Jamie Foxx or P. Diddy, no hip hop stars or comedians, a true serious actor who is sexy and serious.
Blair Underwood =)
Oj
I auditioned for the role a couple of days ago, I really hope I get the part!!!
@Sydney,
Yes, her cat died and she was all obsessed over that too. Judi killed that role for real! I saw it in the theatre too, and was soooo creeped.
I didn’t see “She Hate Me”, and now that I think about it, Chiwetel did play a man in drag in some movie I saw a while back so I guess him playing Bond may be a bit challenging for people to swallow.
What about Jay-Z?? come on jay is adorable
LMAO CARL WINSLOW
For some jealousy in show biz, i feel like Jamie has more chance than Diddy. For some directors, diddy’s diva image doesnt fit with the bond role; that’s the main reason why diddy is not geting a major role in hollywood career.
@CARL WINSLOW
LMAO…