Chris Moyles<\/a> Show’ on Radio X on Thursday (18.04.24), he said: \u201cI have several times, several sort of half-a-million times. <\/p>\n“No, it was definitely one of the biggest rumours. I\u2019m arguably more famous for not playing Bond than some of the actors who did! <\/p>\n
“And you know, it\u2019s been one that I\u2019ve taken lightly at times. You know, everyone loves Bond. Such a fantastic character, and just to me, I found it as a compliment to be considered all those years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Luther’ star insisted he’s too “ancient” to take on the role now, in the unlikely event it was offered to him.<\/p>\n
\nWhen Chris said the idea of Idris as Bond was “not dead”, his guest replied: \u201cWell, I mean yeah it is. The rumour has definitely done. And I mean, I\u2019m ancient now. I don\u2019t know what kind of Bond I\u2019d be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAnd with Aaron Taylor-Johnson most recently tipped to be the next 007, Idris wouldn’t be interested in joining him in a movie as the film’s villain as he’s had his fill of action franchises.<\/p>\n
\nAsked about the possibility of being a Bond villain, he said: \u201cWell, I think probably, if I\u2019m really honest, I did the ‘Luther’ movie. And my instinct about doing the movie version verses the TV, is to take it bigger. Bigger, bigger landscapes and maybe fill that void.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nThe ‘Pacific Rim’ actor previously accused racist trolls of putting him off wanting to play Bond.<\/p>\n
\nHe told the ‘SmartLess’ podcast: “Essentially, it was a huge compliment that every corner of the world except from some corners, which we will not talk about, were really happy about the idea that I could be considered.<\/p>\n
\n“Those that weren\u2019t happy about the idea made the whole thing disgusting and off-putting because it became about race. It became about nonsense, and I got the brunt of it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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