Idris Elba: “Being Bond would be a self-fulfilling prophecy”

Idris Elba has been a favourite to slip into Daniel Craig's pristine loafers for a while.

The actor doesn't usually like talking about his chances of becoming the next James Bond, but he's broken his silence in his latest interview.

If he secures the coveted spy role, Elba says: "It's down to the will of the nation".

"If I were the Bond producers and everyone was pointing me toward one actor, what's the surprise in that?" he told Maxim.

"Honestly, it's one of those things that if it should happen, it would be a self-fulfilling prophecy; it would be the will of a nation."

You believe him when he says he won't waste time worrying about it - he doesn't do fretting.

He added: "I've sort of conquered fear. In life, there is no place for it. I don't mean to sound deep and philosophical, but it's a waste of emotion."

Come on Barbara Broccoli, you know it makes sense.