British actor Idris Elba poses for photographers ahead of the World Premiere of 'The Gunman' in central London on February 16, 2015.

(CNN) It's that time again when there's speculation that Idris Elba might be cast as James Bond.

For years, this has been a request (and by "request," we mean "demand") of many who could totally see the "Luther" star slipping into a tuxedo to play everyone's favorite spy.

This time, a report from UK publication The Daily Star has stirred excitement. In it, director Antoine Fuqua says that Bond producer Barbara Broccoli believes it's time to bring some diversity to the role and has left the door open for Elba to potentially succeed the current 007, Daniel Craig.

Mind you, no one has confirmed this publicly as of yet and CNN has reached out to reps for Elba and Broccoli.

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