I should kinda go back on my previous statement a bit, due to complete ignorance on the subject of James Bond. Let me rephrase:
I have seen very few James Bond movies, what I DO know of James Bond might be through a filter - the way he's often talked about, shown in the few clips I catch here and there. What I get is - He likes to drink, womanize and sometimes do spy stuff. My initial question was about the character /if/ my conceptions about the character are correct. If that is basically what James Bond is, is it time to re-evaluate the character and make him fit more closely in with modern times.
That being said, Idris would be the person to really do it, I think.