Idris Elba Is Too Classy After Being Called "Too Street" to Play James Bond

Idris went for the screengrab method, posting a shot of a recent article about Anthony Horowitz's "too street" comments.

September 2, 2015

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When James Bond series author Anthony Horowitz called Idris Elba "too street" for the role of 007 in an interview with the Daily Mail, Twitter erupted into a justifiably angry mob of Elba defenders absolutely disgusted by the potentially racial undertones of such a suggestion. Horowitz quickly issued a rather predictable apology, adding that he was "mortified" to have caused such widespread offense.

Horowitz before Twitter:

Horowitz after Twitter:

Though a much more direct response would have been widely understood (if not encouraged), Elba chose instead to simply spread the love:

Total Bond move, right?