There’s even been talk on social media arguing that a woman should play the MI6 agent next, including from Elba himself: a future Bond “could be a woman-could be a black woman, could be a white woman,” he told Variety in 2018. Game of Thrones alum Richard Madden is speculated to be on the short list, while other reports have long linked Idris Elba to the role-though by now, Elba seems to have made his peace with the fact that he might never play Bond.
As Daniel Craig’s final James Bond adventure nears the start of production-and a newly announced release date of April 8, 2020-there are already numerous rumors about who might replace Craig as 007.
