Earlier this week, British novelist Anthony Horowitz revealed his unpopular casting opinions about who should play James Bond after Daniel Craig leaves the series!
The author of the upcoming 007 novel Trigger Mortis said that top contender Idris Elba was “too street” and not “suave” enough to play the famous spy!
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After receiving a ton of backlash, some of which accused the 60-year-old’s words to be racially loaded, Horowitz issued an apology, posting on his Twitter:
I’m really sorry my comments about Idris Elba have caused offence [full statement attached] pic.twitter.com/UD6ouA45Uv
— Anthony Horowitz (@AnthonyHorowitz) September 1, 2015
While not everyone is going to accept the author’s apology, Elba himself responded to the controversy the classiest way possible! He shared on Instagram:
Always Keep Smiling!! It takes no energy and never hurts! Learned that from the Street!! 😏 #septemberstillloveyouA photo posted by Idris Elba (@idriselba) on Sep 1, 2015 at 3:30pm PDT
That’s a pretty suave response, if you ask us!
Do YOU think Elba would make a good 007?
[Image via Bauer Griffin Online.]
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