. . . than the Chicago Cubs have of winning another World Series, or the Detroit Lions have at playing in the Super Bowl. Jeremy Wright, who stepped into the traditionally "White" role of CIA agent "Felix Leiter" for Bond #21, CASINO ROYALE, was given no odds for assuming the mantle of James-the-Next. Nor were any Black citizens of the British Empire. That's because Eon Productions Company, which deals exclusively in James Bond movies and their accompanying paraphernalia, is a British Institution (up to 25% of England's entire economy), and Britain has a unwritten "Sahib" rule in which Minorities can sometimes play "Tonto," but NEVER the Lone Ranger himself. This is one of the leading reasons that America and most other former British colonies have broken away from their "mother country." After all, it's the 21st Century, and most every other Western Democracy has sported Black presidents, prime ministers, monarchs, etc. Only England stands against this tide in Lily White obstinacy. To quote QEII, "Hell will freeze over before I go to a "Premiere" (sic) for a Black Bond."
Review of Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond
(2006 TV Movie)
A 12-1 shot, Hugh Jackman had a better chance at being cast as James VI . . .
3 November 2014
Warning: Spoilers