So, will Idris Elba be the next James Bond? He certainly wants us all talking about it.
On Sunday, he set the internet on fire by tweeting "The name's Elba, Idris Elba". The tweet came after The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua told the UK's Daily Star that franchise producer Barbara Broccoli said it is "time" for a black actor to take on the role. Elba fans took it as a sign the Luther actor could be picking up the mantle as Britain's favourite spy.
A few hours later, Elba tweeted a picture of Public Enemy, with the next tweet stating "Don't Believe The Hype," which is the title of one of the rap groups most famous songs.
Don’t believe the HYPE...
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) August 12, 2018
This cryptic tweet has already attracted 1,200 comments and about 2,400 retweets. With the first tweet, hopes soared, but then came a deluge of distraught comments after Elba's second tweet.
Here are some of the funniest misery memes we've seen in reaction...
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User @SGrodent won't stop believing.
— Shaun Grodent (@SGrodent) August 12, 2018
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All user @ShayGlenn could do was cry and plead for Elba's latest tweet not to mean what he thought.
Pleeeeaaseeeee pic.twitter.com/Laq4aoYC2L
— Shay Glenn (Rebol) (@ShayGlenn) August 12, 2018
We loved this quick vid by @danielojanltva that shows Sean Connery walking into a room, throwing his hat towards a table, where it ends up spinning around and landing on Elba's head.
I want to believe pic.twitter.com/QOAgWJEPIz
— Daniel Ojanlatva (@danielojanlatva) August 12, 2018
What could be sadder than Oprah crying?
— BXBella🗽✈🌴 (@NYCgirl_InFL) August 12, 2018
It's all just getting too much
— laura antill (@mummyantill) August 12, 2018
Someone believed they have seen the hype though: @David_Liss saw a hidden message in Elba's latest tweet.
This is a clear allusion to Public Enemy, and one line of the song goes, “Don’t believe the hype, it’s a sequel.” The next Bond movie is, of course, a sequel. Therefore we can conclude Elba is the next Bond.
— David Liss (@David_Liss) August 12, 2018
Mystery solved through textual interpretation
We would certainly love to see Elba in the role of 007. Here's hoping.
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