According to E! News, Idris Elba has been considered a frontrunner to take over the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig, but the author of the latest book in the Bond series, Anthony Horowitz, doesn't think Elba would be a good fit. But rather than simply say he would prefer to see someone else in the role, Horowitz described Elba as "too street" to play "suave" Bond, which has caused many people on social media to go out and defend Elba's potential casting. Horowitz said in an interview with The Daily Mail, " Idris Elba is a terrific actor, but I can think of other black actors who would do it better. For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It's not a color issue. I think he is probably a bit too 'street' for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah."
