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Anthony Horowitz, current "James Bond" author, said Idris Elba is "too street" to play 007 ... and then quickly apologized._ by [Will Robinson / EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Will Robinson / EW Nov 11, 2015 2:31 AM UTC  Idris Elba presents the award for Best Album during the MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena on Nov. 4, 2015 in Leeds, England Idris Elba presents the award for Best Album during the MOBO Awards at First Direct Arena on Nov. 4, 2015 in Leeds, England Dave J Hogan—Getty Images by [Will Robinson / EW](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Will Robinson / EW Nov 11, 2015 2:31 AM UTC Idris Elba isn’t James Bond yet, but he’s linking up with a former _Bond_ theme singer. Madonna announced Monday that Elba, a DJ, producer, and rapper will open her Rebel Heart Tour stop in Berlin on Tuesday. Beyond acting in [BBC series _Luther_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/05/idris-elbas-luther-special-sets-december-premiere-date) and [Netflix film_Beasts of No Nation_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/08/beasts-of-no-nation-ew-review), Elba has a strong music resume. He occasionally dabbles in bars, but the Emmy nominee has played in Ibiza and at Glastonbury. The pop legend has cycled through opening acts on the international tour supporting her May record. In North America, comedian Amy Schumer, DJs Diplo, and Lunice were among the opening acts. Rejjie Snow and Mary Mac were the previous openers on the first two European stops. No word yet if Elba will re-create [actress Jessica Chastain’s recent stunt](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/08/jessica-chastain-madonna-rebel-heart-tour-prague). [_This article originally appeared on EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/11/09/madonna-rebel-heart-tour-idris-elba) ## Transcript If you look at Idris Elba, what are the first few words that come to mind? Polished, talented, and sexy. Those are three words you also might use to describe James Bond, right? One would think. But the writer of Trigger Mortis, the newest Bond book, says otherwise. Anthony Horowitz told the daily mail, he doesn't think Elba is suave enough to step into the iconic spy role. Excuse me, what? Actually to quote Horowitz, I think he is probably a bit too street for Bond. We already have a sneak peek of what he would look like behind the wheel thanks to this Jaguar ad You can't tell me that's not suave. This car is. Rumors that Sony wants it Elba as the next Spawn started after the Sony email hacks. According to the Daily Beast one email from former Sony co- chairmen Amy Pascal to an executive at Columbia Pictures, which distributes the films Point blank said Idris should be the next Bond. So don't worry Idris, your lack of suaveness is just Horowitz's opinion. Besides he also said Skyfall is his least favorite film. For the record, Skyfall earned $ 1. 1 billion worldwide and has a 92 % critics approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It's also the top grossing Bond film of all time, plus reactions on Twitter have been overwhelmingly supportive of the actor stepping into the iconic character's shoes. Horowitz later issued an apology on Twitter acknowledging his too street [ INAUDIBLE ]. Description of Elba was largely inaccurate. He said in the article I expressed the opinion that to my mind Adrian Lester would be a better choice, but I'm a writer, not a director, so what do I know. 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