One obvious way to change the character would be to cast a suave person of color in the role, but really, we just want to see any change that helps create some distance between Daniel Craig’s now-classic brooding Bond, and the version of the character that will inevitably surpass him when he hangs up his tuxedo for good.
It could be the actor’s look or his personality, but it’s time for someone who is decidedly NOT Daniel Craig in the role.
While it might not be Idris Elba, that mentality is actually a pretty solid direction.
It’s no secret that every Bond has been a white man in his late thirties or forties, and there’s a lot of room to change the character and try something completely different.