THE NEW JAMES BOND
THE 007 SPECULATION IS OVER, FOLKS…
FORGET Idris Elba, and Tom Hardy – THIS is the man who will be replacing Daniel Craig as 007!
Clive Perkins said he “had to speak out” and blow the biggest secret in showbiz as “constant speculation about
DEPARTING: Current Bond actor Daniel Craig the identity of the new James Bond is damaging the brand”.
Clive, whose acting credits include a bit part in Doctors, a
SPEAKING OUT: Clive ( and ( actor Idris Elba walk- on role in Heartbeat and “Onlooker # 2” in a 1989 episode of Inspector Morse, says he signed the contract to become Bond after Craig’s departure.
No Time To Die, which will be released in April, marks Craig’s final outing as 007.
Clive, 56, of Leek, Staffs,
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– we’ll reply straight back. explained: “There’s always been speculation about who is going to be the next actor to pay 007 – that’s as old as the role.
“But in recent years, the issue has become entangled in so- called ‘ identity politics’, with suggestions that the new 007 should be a woman, a member of an ethnic minority or even a gay.
“Well, for my money, that sort of speculation damages the brand and I don’t want to spend my time in the role defending my ‘ white privilege’ – or whatever snowflakes call it these days.
“I’m a white, straight man – just like the
James Bond that author Ian Fleming created.”
He added: “Obviously, I was sworn to secrecy after I signed a contract but real damage is being done to the James Bond brand and I felt I had to speak out to protect it.”
Last week producer Barbara Broccoli waded into the speculation row over Craig’s replacement, telling industry newspaper Variety: “James Bond can be of any colour, but he is male.
“I’m not interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it.”