Idris Elba said he was “never in the race” to play James Bond, putting to rest years of speculation around whether the British actor would succeed Daniel Craig as 007.
Since Craig’s final performance as the fictional spy in 2021’s No Time to Die, there had been intense speculation over who would take over his role. Elba’s name had been on nearly every fan casting list, along with Regé-Jean Page, Tom Hardy, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
