Bond Author Sorry For Elba 'Street' Comments

The author behind the new James Bond novel has apologised to fans after he claimed Idris Elba would be "too street" to play the iconic spy. Anthony Horowitz had said the actor, renowned for playing Nelson Mandela in a recent biopic, was not "suave" enough to be 007. However, the 60-year-old insisted there was no "colour issue", as he believed Adrian Lester would be a better choice as the first black Bond.