Idris Elba Responds To Those Persistent James Bond Rumors Floating Around…

So is Idris Elba gonna be the next James Bond, or what?!

The actor left fans talking on Sunday when he seemed to address the persistent rumors head-on in not one, but TWO tweets about possibly being cast in the role after Daniel Craig finishes his tenure as Bond.

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The flood-gates opened a few hours ago when Elba tweeted this common Bond refrain (below), which many fans took as a sign of good things to come in that series:

my name’s Elba, Idris Elba. pic.twitter.com/kEyyaVg8JX
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018

Whoa!!

That seems pretty... telling!!!

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And yet just a few hours later on, Elba came back to Twitter to bring a little more reality into the discussion, tweeting (below):

Don’t believe the HYPE...
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018

Hmmm...

So what is it, then? No Bond?? Still up the air?!

Guess we'll all just have to wait and see...

[Image via WENN.]

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