Share
15th May 2023
04:02pm BST
In February, Elba also discounted him playing Bond, but at the time he was promoting his icon character, Luther’s progression to the big screen, in Luther: The Fallen Sun.
He said: “We’ve been working on the TV show for about 10 years and so the natural ambition is to take it to the big screen, and so we’re here with the first movie.”
Elba continued: “You know, a lot of people talk about another character that begins with ‘J’ and ends with ‘B’.
“But I’m not going to be that guy. I’m going to be John Luther. That’s who I am.”
Longtime Bond producer Michael G. Wilson recently said that, while a new film is at least two years away, the casting search has begun.
And while a lot of names have been thrown around in recent years, he made clear the team wants to avoid younger stars, in favour of more seasoned actors.
“We’ve tried looking at younger people in the past,” Wilson said. “But trying to visualise it doesn’t work. Remember, Bond’s already a veteran. He’s had some experience. He’s a person who has been through the wars, so to speak.
“He’s probably been in the SAS or something. He isn’t some kid out of high school that you can bring in and start off. That’s why it works for a 30-something."
Explore more on these topics:
