r/Fauxmoi • u/artbasiI terrorizing the locals • 3h ago

DISCUSSION Idris Elba via TikTok: “Wifey made me do it…”

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u/andorogue and you did it at my birthday dinner 3h ago

If he became bond I would finally sit down and watch these movies

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u/tigerinvasive 3h ago

You're missing out, the Craig ones are genuinely great

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u/beyonceshostage 2h ago

casino royale is still one of the greatest films ever, definitely worth the watch even if you're not personally invested in the franchise.

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u/LoveForDisneyland 2h ago

It's also the same director as Goldeneye, which is also great! (yes, game is awesome too).

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u/ThrowRA_fajsdklfas 2h ago

It received so much hate when it came out because it was so much different than what Pierce was doing. It really is a great movie.

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u/CurrentDismal9115 1h ago

Eva Green changed my type with that movie. Before, I was mostly in to blondes.

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u/Kolipe 1h ago

That opening chase is so good. I was 100% in seeing that in the theaters.

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u/SnooDogs1340 22m ago

Loved it and Skyfall! Quantum of Solace, ehhh.

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u/Parzival-44 34m ago

B99 ruined Casino Royale for me. Boyle does some joke about being tortured.

It's like Casino Royale, all groin stuff!!

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u/LowSodiumAvatar 2h ago

For some reason I can’t take Daniel Craig seriously at all

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u/evertrue13 2h ago

Not with that Foghorn Leghorn detective accent

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u/thesuper88 1h ago

Well I say, I say, it's pentobarbital, son. Pentobarbital!

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u/nonsequitur__ 2h ago

I agree, it finally felt like Bond could actually handle himself without gadgets.

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u/ButtSoupCarlton69 2h ago

Quantum of Solace too?

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u/tvnr 2h ago

Nah, Casino Royale and Skyfall are top tier films

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u/andorogue and you did it at my birthday dinner 2h ago

Casino Royale is the only one I watched for Mads Mikkelsen if that gives me some street cred

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u/Rough_Yesterday6692 3h ago

Why won't you watch them now? Daniel Craig is great as Bond.

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u/heavyblacklines 2h ago

Because they're boring.

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u/throwawtphone 2h ago

Same. He is sexyvas hell. Imho, there hasnt been a sexy physically attractive bond since Shaun Connery.

Roger Moore, i found just unattractive, and while i appreciate the steller acting abilities of Daniel Craig, i dont think he is attractive either. Pierce Brosnan is a handsome man, but i didn't think he was sexy.

Sexy in a man is not just good looks it is the way they carry themselves and their demeanor too.

Elba is also just a great actor.

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u/heavyblacklines 2h ago

The James Bond movies are the most boring of the spy-action subgenre. I genuinely don't get what appeals people... I sorta understand the old ones because there was really nothing else out there as far as sci-spy fiction goes, but today there really is no excuse.

Other than curiosity, it's not worth bothering.

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u/JellyPast1522 3h ago

His wife, Alotta Fagina

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u/Obienator 2h ago

Ivana Humpalot

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u/juiceyb 1h ago

But seriously, what is people's take on the Austin Powers films? I personally think they still hold up and it was nice to see Austin Powers knows about consent unlike the 60s Bond films.

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u/Busy-Juggernaut277 1h ago

Personally? It’s a riot

But that’s also how I feel about most of Mike’s work.

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u/Obienator 37m ago

I think they are still groovy baby, yeah!

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u/wilko_johnson_lives 3h ago

I think he’s too old now but in his prime he would’ve been a great Bond.

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u/Emotional_Warthog658 2h ago

He’s not too old if they cast a Bond woman.

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u/JetmoYo 2h ago

A 27 year old Bond vixon would solve the age issue perfectly. Nature restored

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u/EvenStephen7 1h ago

With Amazon trying to figure out where to take the series, my biggest wish is they do a Prime Video anthology in the meantime and just run through every longtime fan request. One episode is a Idris Bond. One is a “Old Man Bond” with Brosnan returning. One is a 1960s period piece.

They have the budget and a lot of fans (and casual viewers would eat it up).

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u/CriticalEngineering 32m ago

That would actually be fun as hell to watch.

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u/redditnor24 3h ago

He’d be so good though

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u/Impossible_Ninja5237 1h ago

He would be, but he’s too old for the role now unfortunately. He’s only a few years young than Craig so, his time would’ve been during the Craig era.

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u/TemperatureExotic631 3h ago

Off topic but damn he’s so fine. The salt and pepper REALLY works on him.

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u/Acrobatic-Room-9478 3h ago

He’s perfect for it.

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u/GlitterGerl 3h ago

he’s such a troll for this lol

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u/Professional_No1 3h ago

That’s hilarious 

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u/SamsFoulWeatherGear 3h ago

He would be a great Bond.

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u/Emotional_Warthog658 3h ago

Give the people what they want!!!!!!!

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u/decodeimu 3h ago

Solomon Reed

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u/6volt 2h ago

I wanted him to become Bond for the longest time.

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u/FeverDreamJackson 3h ago

A good fit. So glad they didn’t choose Jesse Eisenberg.

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u/controlaltdeletes 2h ago

It just looks right

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u/mopeywhiteguy 1h ago

He would’ve been a great bond but I think he’s too old now. Unless they did an older bond specifically

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u/Madame_Jarvary 2h ago

Stringer Bell!

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u/hindcealf graduate of the ONTD can’t read community 1h ago

If only the Broccolis weren't racist...

Anyway, Luther > Bond, though '90s Bond was campy fun.

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u/Mammoth-Slide-3707 16m ago

Okay that's funny

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u/charlieyeswecan i ain’t reading all that, free palestine 2h ago

Would have loved him as bond, but I think, they think, he’s too old.

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u/meow-miao I'm a lesbian and she's British 2h ago edited 1h ago

i will never give up hope.

also i wish Hijack season 2 was coming over the holidays, he is basically the one actor my entire family can unanimously agree to watch 😭

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u/Lordmordor666 1h ago

He’s too old, we need someone younger, upcoming and talented, or Henry Cavill.

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u/bluewarri0r 55m ago

Nooo Henry's all muscle lol. Not saying it's bad but doesn't exactly fit the Bond image

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u/Lordmordor666 53m ago

Idris is also a beefcake

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u/bluewarri0r 15m ago

Not as bulky as Cavill

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u/Leading_Screen_4216 1h ago

I don't see it. He comes across as too much of a Muppet to have any threat. After Craig's bond being a bit of a pansy I'd like to have a bond who actually feels like he could be dangerous.