Idris Elba laughs off James Bond author’s comments

Always Keep Smiling!! It takes no energy and never hurts! Learned that from the Street!! #septemberstillloveyou A photo posted by Idris Elba (@idriselba) on Sep 1, 2015 at 3:30pm PDT Idris Elba has poked fun at comments made by new James Bond author Anthony Horowitz after the writer called him “too street” to play 007. The “Wire” actor is the current favorite to take over from Daniel Craig when he eventually steps down from the lead role in the film franchise, but Horowitz, who wrote the upcoming Bond novel “Trigger Mortis,” recently branded the British actor “a bit too rough” and “too street” to take on the suave role. Horowitz