SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Idris Elba can't be Bond because he isn't 'English English' says Roger Moore

By Sebastian Shakespeare for the Daily Mail

Published: 20:39 EST, 27 March 2015 | Updated: 08:08 EST, 28 March 2015

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Might Sir Roger Moore be even more politically incorrect than his old alter ego James Bond?

Interviewed in the new Paris Match magazine he is asked about the widely mooted idea of black British actor Idris Elba becoming the next 007.

'A few years ago, I said that [black actor] Cuba Gooding Jnr would make an excellent Bond, but it was a joke!' replies Sir Roger, 87, who starred in seven Bond movies between 1973 and 1985.

'Although James may have been played by a Scot, a Welshman and an Irishman, I think he should be "English-English",' he continues.

'Nevertheless, it's an interesting idea, but unrealistic.'

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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Idris Elba can't be Bond because he isn't 'English English' says Roger Moore