A clip of a young Idris Elba giving his opinion on Pierce Brosnan's James Bond has gone viral. Watch below and keep a look out for the dude at the end of the vid:
The footage is from 1995 where cinemagoers gave their first reaction to watching GoldenEye, which was, of course, Brosnan's debut as Bond.
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With Elba, constantly being linked to the role, viewers are amazed at seeing a young 23-year-old giving his verdict.
I mean, he looked like he was in his 30s, which, to be fair, is still the case.
When asked about Brosnan, Elba said: "He's got the charm and he's got all the looks, y'know what I mean?
"And he's fit, he's strong and blah, blah, blah.
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"Yeah he's alright, he's alright."
Elba wasn't too famous at the time but, according to IMDb, he was already acting, working on a few projects at the time, including Sci-Fi flick, Space Precinct.
Twitter user @KevBot_007 shared the clip yesterday (20 Aug) and it's already racked up 36,600 likes and 4,339 retweets.
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One user wrote: "Oh sweet. It's actor, writer, director, DJ, comedian, barista, kickboxer Idris Elba."
Whilst, a second user said: "I hope he gets the helm as the next 007. Idris is such a bad ass!"
A third simply wrote: "Future James Bond."
Brosnan has actually backed Elba to play Bond after Daniel Craig and told People: "Idris Elba comes to mind.
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"Idris is such a powerful presence and such a great former voice tensity.
"He would be magnificent."
Adding wood to the fire, the infamous selfie Elba took with Craig at the Golden Globes in 2019, caused quite a stir.
The photo was captioned: "Awks....."
After the event, Elba said: "We just did it on the spur of the moment, thought it would be a laugh.
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"It was a selfie.
"Didn't realise it would be picture of the year."
Featured Image Credit: alamyTopics: idris elba, TV and Film, James Bond