Welcome back! I gotta tell you, the leaks from the Sony hacks just keep giving us more and more information on the direction that they are wanting to take their movies. This next one, though, I think was their best one yet!
Meet Idris Elba. Most people here in the United States probably aren't too familiar with him, but our friends across the pond sure are. If you are here in the States and you have Netflix, make sure you watch the BBC program Luther. If you like police/crime dramas, you are going to love this show!
So how did we get to this point? Back on January 4th of this past year, Amy Pascal (co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment) sent an email to Elizebeth Cantillon, formerly the executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, which is also the the company that distributes the James Bond films, telling her that she wanted Idris Elba to be the next James Bond. It's not an earth shattering reveal, mind you, but let's consider the facts: fans have been petitioning for years to get Elba to be selected as the next James Bond. Also, back in 2012, Elba had a meeting with Barbara Broccoli, the franchise's producer, to discuss this possibility. Now that one of the big wigs up at Sony wants to make this happen? Things are definitely looking like this could happen.
The current James Bond is being played by Daniel Craig, and after the upcoming James Bond film Spectre is released next year, he has one more Bond film left to do under his contract. Craig has shown no interest in continuing his role as James Bond after his contract expires, so within the next six or seven years, we may have our new James Bond in the wildly talented Idris Elba!
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