Since the Sony hack, speculation has been swirling since that Idris Elba was being considered as the next James Bond.

This came after part of the leaked Sony documents pointed to a discussion with Sony chairman Amy Pascal surrounding the possibility of casing Elba, according to The Daily Beast. This rumor was thrust into controversy earlier this week with conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh saying he simply would not accept a black James Bond because Ian Fleming intended a "white, Scottish" James Bond and said the character can only be that.

"James Bond is a total concept put together by Ian Fleming," Limbaugh said on the Rush Limbaugh show, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "He was white and Scottish. Period. That is who James Bond is, was."

Limbaugh seems to have forgotten, however, that a Scottish actor has not played the role of James Bond since Sean Connery was originally cast as the iconic 007, THR reports. For example, Pierce Brosnan played embodied the character, though he is not Scottish.

After many different views over Limbaugh's comments, Idris Elba responded via Twitter saying, "Isn't 007 supposed to be handsome? Glad you think I've got a shot!"

This is not the first fictional character in the last year to make the possible switch from white to black. Most recently the character of the Phantom in the "Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway cast its first black male lead, Norm Lewis, upsetting some but marking a huge step forward for the African-American community on Broadway, notes the Associated Press.

The next entry in the Bond franchise and possibly the last one starring Daniel Craig, "Spectre," is set for release on Nov. 6, 2015. It was confirmed that the script for "Spectre" was stolen in its entirety during the debilitating hack on Sony servers.

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