He was rumoured to be next in line for the famous James Bond role.
Though, during an interview on Monday, Idris Elba hinted the role isn't for him as he revealed he wanted to move out of the 'serious' movie category.
The British actor explained to the Daily Telegraph he would love to begin filming comedy films after 17 years of working in drama and action clips.
'It is always quite grumpy characters, so I wouldn’t mind having a bit of a laugh and maybe a bit of romance to spread it about a bit.'
Idris' comments comes after he claimed the possibility of him stepping into Daniel Craig's Bond shoes was the 'wildest rumor in the world'.
Asked about the never ending speculation, Idris admitted: 'If I'm really honest, man, I think I'm too old for that, I can't be running around in cars and ladies and martinis – who wants to do that? It sounds terrible!' he laughed.
Idris added that it will be people power that secures him the coveted part if it does happen.
'If it were to happen, it would be the will of a nation, because there's not been talks of me in the studios about any of that. But everywhere I go, people want that to happen,' he added.
Idris has been batting away the rumours for years, admitting in 2015 that he blamed his pal and current Bond Daniel for starting the speculation.
'Daniel Craig actually set the rumour off,' he said at the time.
'About four years ago he said "Idris Elba would be a great Bond", and then it started to creep. I blame Daniel.'
Idris is currently in Australia filming Thor: Ragnarok alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.
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