Pierce Brosnan is Irish and George Lazenby is even further removed as he's Australian - so there is hope and precedent for Jackman.

Neither is Sean Connery.

@lord_sloth

Sean Connery is British.

OT: I think he is too old now. Michael Fassbender is the right age and a more suitable bond.

Watch 2 films. Kate and Leopold (while mediocre at best he plays a sophisticated english gentleman quite well) and the Prestige simply to display his acting prowess outside of Wolverine.

I think he could do Bond justice.

@Lord_Sloth

I've seen both lol. I love The Prestige. It's not a matter of acting prowess. Without a doubt Jackman has that. I just can't see him in this role. It's more with personal perception than with Jackman really. If he is chosen I'd give him a fair shot and give credit where it's due.

Id be against any black bond, however Idris Elba objectively would make an excellent bond for being a great actor who is both suave and badass.

I'm not into "tradition" but I believe you don't have to just do things just to be inclusive. But when you bring up Idris Elba it does sound kinda interesting. He could be a good Bond. And he wouldn't have to fake the accent.

Idris Elba IS technically British. So I assume that's kind of a grey area.

@porcelain

correction
Bond is a WHITE MALE. (im not a racist but thats the actual description of james bond)

like Ipunch said above, its one movie role. if they wanted a black spy, they could create a new character altogether. i dont see anything stopping them. Mission impossible series and the bourne series did it and they were both successful.

Chicken what do you mean by technically British. The guy was born and raised in London. I think that makes him fully Brit.