Pierce Brosnan has stated he may nonetheless “get away with” taking part in James Bond, as hypothesis continues to mount over the course of the 007 movies now that the franchise is owned by Amazon.
The 71-year-old Irish actor performed the enduring British spy character in 4 movies: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow By no means Dies (1997), The World Is Not Sufficient (1999) and Die One other Day (2002).
Throughout an look on the Today show to promote his latest role as the patriarch of a London gang in the Guy Ritchie show MobLand, Brosnan was asked by host Savannah Guthrie whether he could still play Bond.
“I think I could get away with it, yes,” he replied. “In a pinch.”
When Guthrie asked whether he would want to, Brosnan continued: “I don’t know. Let’s see where the wind takes us. Let’s see what happens. They know where to find me. Why not?”
After the host pointed out that it’s “a very physical role” and Brosnan agreed, she suggested that his role in Mobland proves he could still handle those demands.
“That’s very kind of you to say,” Brosnan replied. “There’s great things you can do with AI as well, so there you have it. [But] I’m quite content the way it is. I love Mobland, and The Thursday Murder Club is coming out sometime this year. So there you have it, I’m quite content.”
Brosnan is set to appear alongside Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, and David Tennant in a Netflix adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling novel The Thursday Murder Club. When the host noted his busy schedule on top of the speculation he could return as Bond, Brosnan responded: “It’s an embarrassment of riches, Savannah.”
Mirren, who also stars in Mobland, singled out Brosnan as one of her favorite Bonds in a recent interview, saying, “I’m a huge fan of Pierce Brosnan, I mean massive fan… And indeed Daniel Craig, who I’ve met and know a little bit.”
But, she criticized the movies for being “drenched and born out of profound sexism.”
Brosnan reacted to Mirren’s comments as he told People: “Sure, there is a sure settlement there.”
Nonetheless, he continued: “However there’s a sure world and room to maneuver inside the proscenium arch of what [Bond creator and author] Ian Fleming put down. So there’s at all times going to be battle.”
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Hypothesis continues as to who will exchange Daniel Craig because the British spy within the forthcoming movies. Numerous actors have been rumoured to switch him within the iconic position, together with Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, and the reputed favorite to switch him, Aaron-Taylor Johnson.
