Nigerian Actor Becomes The First Black James Bond. See Which Actor It Is.

Nigerian actor, David Oyelowo is making history as he becomes the first black man to portray the legendary James Bond character.

Well, there is a bit of comma - we won't really SEE David Oyelowo play the part, we would only be able to hear him play the part.


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The actor who starred in the hit movie, Selma, will be playing James Bond in a new audiobook titled "Trigger Mortis".

Oyelowo becomes the first black actor to play Bond, and as you can expect, is really excited about the news. Speaking to The Guardian, Oyelowo sadid: "I am officially the only person on planet Earth who can legitimately say: ‘I am the new James Bond.’ Even saying that name is the cinematic equivalent of doing the ‘to be or not to be’ speech. I was asked specifically by the Fleming estate, which is really special.”

We are so happy for your achievement David, but to be honest, it would have been better if we actually got to see you act the role. TILB Readers, what do you think?