Halle Berryhas some ideas as to who should be the next actor to suit up as James Bond.The actress, a former Bond girl herself, recently appeared on theTodayshowand tossed out a pair of names frequently associated with the iconic role: Hugh Jackman and Idris Elba.Berry — who played Jinx Johnson in 2002’sDie Another DayoppositePierce Brosnan— first suggested that perhaps it was time a woman took over the gig, which will be recast onceDaniel Craighangs up his suit afterBond 25.“A woman!” she said when asked who Craig’s successor should be. “No, just kidding.Queen Latifah!”Berry, 52, continued, “Who should take it? I’d want to seeHugh JackmanorIdris Elba. I would go for him.”Keith Hamshere/MGM/EON/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockElba’s name has been bounced around as a future Bond for years now, including in 2014 when an email leaked from Sony Pictures senior executive Amy Pascal revealed her feeling that “Idris should be the next Bond.”Alberto E. Rodriguez/GettyAt the time of the leak, Elba, 46, said on a Reddit AMA that he would “absolutely” take the role if it was offered to him, though PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive hassince changed his tune.“Bond is one of the biggest franchises in the world, and for that reason, whoever ends up playing it, lives it,” he told theDaily Mail’s Eventin March. “You’re THAT character, and known as that character for many, many years. I’m creating characters now that can still live alongside Idris. Not ones that take over me and solely define me.”Stuart C. Wilson/Getty ImagesJackman, meanwhile, revealed in 2017 that he turned down the role before it went to Craig because he didn’t find the scripts believable.“I was about to doX-Men 2and a call came from my agent asking if I’d be interested in Bond,” Jackman, 50, recalled toVariety. “I just felt at the time that the scripts had become so unbelievable and crazy, and I felt like they needed to become grittier and real.”Andreas Rentz/GettyCraig is set for one last go as Bond inBond 25, which is currently in production with Cary Jo Fukunaga directing and Rami Malekas the villain.The British starrecently addressed talkof who he’d want to succeed him, and acknowledged discussion of a woman possibly taking his place.“I think that everybody should be considered,” Craig told U.K.’sThe Mirrorlast month. “Also for women and for African-Americans, there should be great parts anyway, across the board.”RELATED VIDEO: Daniel Craig Says Women Should ‘Be Considered’ for James Bond RoleActresses like Priyanka Chopra and Gillian Anderson have expressed interest in the part, with Chopra tellingComplexin 2016 that she frequently gets asked about the possibility of playing a Bond girl.“I get that all the time. But f- that – I wanna be Bond,” she said.Anderson, meanwhile, shared a fan-made poster that featured her image over the title 007 to Twitter in 2016.“It’s Bond. Jane Bond. Thanks for all the votes!” she wrote.Berry next stars inJohn Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, out May 17.
Halle Berryhas some ideas as to who should be the next actor to suit up as James Bond.
The actress, a former Bond girl herself, recently appeared on theTodayshowand tossed out a pair of names frequently associated with the iconic role: Hugh Jackman and Idris Elba.
Berry — who played Jinx Johnson in 2002’sDie Another DayoppositePierce Brosnan— first suggested that perhaps it was time a woman took over the gig, which will be recast onceDaniel Craighangs up his suit afterBond 25.
“A woman!” she said when asked who Craig’s successor should be. “No, just kidding.Queen Latifah!”
Berry, 52, continued, “Who should take it? I’d want to seeHugh JackmanorIdris Elba. I would go for him.”
Keith Hamshere/MGM/EON/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Elba’s name has been bounced around as a future Bond for years now, including in 2014 when an email leaked from Sony Pictures senior executive Amy Pascal revealed her feeling that “Idris should be the next Bond.”
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
At the time of the leak, Elba, 46, said on a Reddit AMA that he would “absolutely” take the role if it was offered to him, though PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive hassince changed his tune.
“Bond is one of the biggest franchises in the world, and for that reason, whoever ends up playing it, lives it,” he told theDaily Mail’s Eventin March. “You’re THAT character, and known as that character for many, many years. I’m creating characters now that can still live alongside Idris. Not ones that take over me and solely define me.”
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Jackman, meanwhile, revealed in 2017 that he turned down the role before it went to Craig because he didn’t find the scripts believable.
“I was about to doX-Men 2and a call came from my agent asking if I’d be interested in Bond,” Jackman, 50, recalled toVariety. “I just felt at the time that the scripts had become so unbelievable and crazy, and I felt like they needed to become grittier and real.”
Andreas Rentz/Getty
Craig is set for one last go as Bond inBond 25, which is currently in production with Cary Jo Fukunaga directing and Rami Malekas the villain.
The British starrecently addressed talkof who he’d want to succeed him, and acknowledged discussion of a woman possibly taking his place.
“I think that everybody should be considered,” Craig told U.K.’sThe Mirrorlast month. “Also for women and for African-Americans, there should be great parts anyway, across the board.”
RELATED VIDEO: Daniel Craig Says Women Should ‘Be Considered’ for James Bond Role
Actresses like Priyanka Chopra and Gillian Anderson have expressed interest in the part, with Chopra tellingComplexin 2016 that she frequently gets asked about the possibility of playing a Bond girl.
“I get that all the time. But f- that – I wanna be Bond,” she said.
Anderson, meanwhile, shared a fan-made poster that featured her image over the title 007 to Twitter in 2016.
“It’s Bond. Jane Bond. Thanks for all the votes!” she wrote.
Berry next stars inJohn Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, out May 17.
source: people.com
