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It's because (link) Will Smith studies box office figures and made a conscious decision to focus on starring in films heavy on FX. Also, he
realized early on the importance of international grosses in getting the support of the studios behind him for future projects, so for each of his films he goes way above and beyond in terms of promoting the film around the globe, traveling to multiple global markets.
New Bond Rumors re: Idris Elba [IELBA] Sep 29, 13:43
Random British actors being asked if they wanted to play James Bond and them being into the idea is not news. {nm} Sep 29, 17:14
FWIW though I'd go see Idris as Bond, although I've not cared about this franchise for many years {nm} Oct 01, 20:35
I saw him with Waldo. Anyone seen Waldo? {nm} Oct 01, 02:38
Elba as Bond...you've got to be kidding?! {nm} Sep 30, 09:29
Elba as a Norse god... you've got to be kidding?! {nm} Sep 30, 10:11
Can we get a asian Bart Simpson? Lets make Shaft French too. This is a stupid rumour. Oct 01, 12:39
well this isn't as extreme as those...Idris is British {nm} Oct 01, 15:59
Brosnan is Irish. Lazenby is Australian. {nm} Oct 02, 10:10
Anyone cast as a Norse God shouldbe forced to speak in ancient (um) 'Norse'. Otherwise, no gig for anyone. Oct 01, 20:33
ticket buyers had no problem with M becoming a woman, Felix becoming African-American and Bond going blond {nm} Oct 02, 07:56
With the exception of Will Smith, movies with black lead do not perform well at the international box office. {nm} Oct 02, 10:15
that's true...if this does happen someday, Idris's performance would have to be awesome to win over skeptics {nm} Oct 02, 14:20
That's totally a self-fulfilling prophecy that would lead 99% of the time to a ) black people not getting cast in Oct 02, 16:57
It's because (link) Will Smith studies box office figures and made a conscious decision to focus on starring in films heavy on FX. Also, he Oct 02, 23:17
Thanks for the link - interesting article {nm} Oct 03, 00:54
...which shows that he knows he has to be 5 x more bankable than someone else just to get an equal amount of Oct 03, 07:59
that is a good article. the guy sound slike he should be running a studio {nm} Oct 03, 08:05
It's already true today with stars like DWASH, TPERR...etc. {nm} Oct 03, 09:55