On Bond
by Cara Winter
When the Sony hack revealed that Idris Elba was being bandied around to take on the role of James Bond… first I screamed, “They stole my idea!” …and then (naturally) I realized that this is just a good idea, an idea whose time has come. And Elba happens to be the right actor at the right time, with the right emotional, physical and psychological makeup to play the role. (So… Sony, if you’re downloading my thoughts, which it appears you are… download my inner “Bravo!” and continue to run with it…)
After I read this very cool (if, ah-hem, obtained illegally) “news”, I started wondering what the “reaction” from “ordinary people” would be, on the internet. Overwhelmingly, from what I’ve read, people are enthusiastic. People are psyched. They are totally ready for a black James Bond.