Brosnan to reprise Bond role [Archive]

Vector

Apr 27, 2005, 03:48 PM

Apparently after all of the searching that the producers have done to find a new Bond and Brosnan's seeming reluctance, Pierce Brosnan will likely be playing Bond at least once more.

According to Judi Dench, Brosnan will be playing 007 again in the next bond movie. This seems a little odd considering that Brosnan had previously said on multiple occasions that he would not be reprising the role. It would seem that the producers finally decided to give him the money he wanted.

Link (http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/18193208?source=Metro&ct=5)

edesignuk

Apr 27, 2005, 03:49 PM

I read this in the paper this morning.

YIPEEEEEEE!!!!!

Brosnan is an excellent Bond. Glad to have him back for Casino Royal (hopefully!!).

MacNut

Apr 27, 2005, 03:58 PM

I thought he was gonna give up the role after the next installment.

Lord Blackadder

Apr 27, 2005, 04:03 PM

What an anti-climax! :rolleyes:

That's good though, I think Brosnan is a good Bond, even though he's had some awful writing behind him in the last couple films.

Vector

Apr 27, 2005, 04:07 PM

Brosnan had said that he would not be in the next one after he completed Die Another Day. From what I recall from the articles I read, he was getting tired of the role and he wanted more money. They have been looking everywhere to find a new Bond, but i guess they decided to go with Brosnan.

Savage Henry

Apr 27, 2005, 04:10 PM

...I think Brosnan is a good Bond, even though he's had some awful writing behind him in the last couple films.As effortless as it is, I have to entirely echo that sentiment.

I think the producers should seriously concentrate on the all-round film, drop the copious product placements and leave the lead role to Brosnan.

MacNut

Apr 27, 2005, 04:15 PM

The Bond movies do feel like they lost something, The look and feel seems too generic now like every other action movie and not the distinct Bond feel.

----Bowie----

Apr 27, 2005, 04:23 PM

aricher

Apr 27, 2005, 04:31 PM

I hear that they're going to be casting him alongside women his own age...

Vector

Apr 27, 2005, 04:32 PM

Thats not what I hear. :(
http://www.commanderbond.net/Public/Stories/2734-1.shtml

I sort of hope that it won't be Brosnan, but that article was written 10 days ago and the one i referred to was written today. It is more likely that Judi Dench is correct in saying that it will be Brosnan rather than EON's public relations department saying it won't be. Something may have changed in the last 10 days. Brosnan may have given into EON's offers, or EON may have given into Brosnan's demands. Then again, maybe the public relations department was just told to say that while negotiations were ongoing or maybe they spoke to concretely.

zelmo

Apr 27, 2005, 04:39 PM

I hear that they're going to be casting him alongside women his own age...

Who knew Bea Arthur was so hot?! :D

emw

Apr 27, 2005, 04:43 PM

If true, this is great news. I think Brosnan makes an excellent Bond, and can't think of anyone more suited at this point.

Although I enjoy aricher's humorous note, it would be nice to see them cast somebody as the bond babe who was closer to his age. I though Rene Russo was a nice partner in Thomas Crowne, but then they really don't like strong "side characters" I suppose.

absolut_mac

Apr 27, 2005, 04:54 PM

This seems a little odd considering that Brosnan had previously said on multiple occasions that he would not be reprising the role.

Wasn't it the *real* Bond - Sean Connery - who said "Never Say Never!" ???

Although not quite as good as Thunderball, I still enjoyed it as Connery actually seemed to enjoy himself in that one.

munkle

Apr 27, 2005, 04:55 PM

Personally I was hoping for Clive Owen. But I'm not exactly unhappy hearing Pierce might be reprising the role for a last hurrah, he's been a superb Bond.

On a random note: Pierce Brosnan's son goes to the same school in England that I used to go to, I heard that there was a charity auction awhile ago and one of the items up for bid was a dinner date with 007 himself. Needless to say the ladies were all rather enthusiastic and I heard the bidding became rather frenetic!

wordmunger

Apr 27, 2005, 05:21 PM

What an anti-climax! :rolleyes:

That's good though, I think Brosnan is a good Bond, even though he's had some awful writing behind him in the last couple films.

Have you seen the old Bond films? Perhaps your taste has just gotten better.

Lacero

Apr 27, 2005, 05:27 PM

They should cast Sienne Guillory or Caitlin Keats as a Bond girl.

Bond girl choices in the past have been pretty awful. ie. Denise Richards, Halle Berry and that actor on Desperate Housewives.

Mr. Durden

Apr 27, 2005, 07:37 PM

...and the Bond universe is set aright. Now if only they could find some writters worth a darn.

Abulia

Apr 27, 2005, 07:57 PM

This is not good news.

First, I do love Brosnan as Bond. He -- despite horrible scripts and directing -- has become my favorite Bond, behind Dalton.

With that said, Casino Royale was supposed to be a "reboot" of Bond; a wet-behind-the-ears, eager new 00 set out on his first mission. Gritty and back in the style of the Ian Fleming novels.

Now...not so much?

Brosnan is too old and the series feels tired and old. It needs a fresh direction and I was liking the idea of a young Bond, taken from the pages of a Fleming novel.

I think this rumor is bogus. MGM wants a younger Bond. Brosnan said he didn't want the part anymore. He's got to be expensive as hell. That's one huge gap they bridged to bring us back 360 degrees.

aloofman

Apr 27, 2005, 08:00 PM

Have you seen the old Bond films? Perhaps your taste has just gotten better.

No kidding. Is there a Bond film that doesn't have dorky dialogue? To expect an intelligent thriller is to lose the essence of the series.

AppleAce

Apr 27, 2005, 08:14 PM

No kidding. Is there a Bond film that doesn't have dorky dialogue? To expect an intelligent thriller is to lose the essence of the series.
Cheesy lines are what make Bond who he is. Some of Roger Moore's lines at the end of The Man With The Golden Gun are absolutely great:D The newer films just don't seem to have that "aura" or something. It will be interesting to see if/how the general opinion of today's Bond movies has changed 20 years down the road. For example, if Goldeneye or Casino Royale will hold up as well as Live & Let Die.

PlaceofDis

Apr 27, 2005, 08:21 PM

They should cast Sienne Guillory or Caitlin Keats as a Bond girl.

Bond girl choices in the past have been pretty awful. ie. Denise Richards, Halle Berry and that actor on Desperate Housewives.

i second Sienne Guillory, i think shes beautiful...

glad to hear that Brosnan is back though, always liked him as bond, and Goldeneye is still one of my favs

Pismo

Apr 27, 2005, 08:24 PM

I'm glad that he's going to play Bond again. I just hope we get a better Bond girl this time. Denise Richards and Halle Barry were AWFUL!!

Lord Blackadder

Apr 29, 2005, 04:30 PM

Have you seen the old Bond films? Perhaps your taste has just gotten better.

The Bond films have always walked a fine line with the humor - that's why good writing is so damn important. Brosnan's delivery is more than sufficient, but the recent scripts just can't blend the classic campy double entendre with truly scary villains and whatnot.

I personally think that the Bond films are on their way out becuse the villains get more and more ridiculous. One of the things that made the first Bond films so good were the Cold War scenarios they played off of. The Soviets were a scary, powerful, intelligent foe that could be set up in all sorts of believable situations. Nothing like that exists today - the closest thing would be a Bond v.s. Al Qaida + the Russian mob with nukes or some such, which might be unfilmable for political reasons.

aloofman

Apr 29, 2005, 05:15 PM

The Bond films have always walked a fine line with the humor - that's why good writing is so damn important. Brosnan's delivery is more than sufficient, but the recent scripts just can't blend the classic campy double entendre with truly scary villains and whatnot.

I still think it would be way cool to have Sean Connery play a Bond villain, with all sorts of references to knowing what Bond will do before he does it. I think it would have all sorts of possibilities there.

I think there's also the possibility that we're all just jaded about the spy-action genre now. The Bond formula has been copied, parodied, and reworked so many times that we're not impressed with the real Bond anymore.

And 007 carries a lot of legacy factors (if you will) that make it hard to make a unique Bond film. They all have to have M, Q, a crazy car, Moneypenny, one hot babe and a couple lesser ones, ridiculously unrealistic stunts, a last-second save-the-world scenario, etc. Some of the recent tweaks have been interesting, like the new Q, a female M, that kind of thing. But they're still kind of stuck in a rut created by their own success. If the Bond series kept muddling along the way it is now for the next ten years, I wouldn't lose any sleep. There are plenty of old Bond movies to watch.

Maybe if Bond movies came out less often, like every five or six years?

raggedjimmi

Apr 29, 2005, 07:03 PM

to be frank i couldnt care less what happens with Mr.Bond now. he died just after Goldeneye. and dont get me started on Die Another Day...

and now they're remaking the film where he made his first appearance (kinda). talk about a lame way to get the Bond feel back.

give me Goldfinger any day :cool:

HiRez

Apr 29, 2005, 09:27 PM

Cheesy lines are what make Bond who he is. Some of Roger Moore's lines at the end of The Man With The Golden Gun are absolutely great:D The newer films just don't seem to have that "aura" or something. It will be interesting to see if/how the general opinion of today's Bond movies has changed 20 years down the road. For example, if Goldeneye or Casino Royale will hold up as well as Live & Let Die.You think Live And Let Die holds up well? Interesting, I'd pick that as one of the more obviously dated-looking ones (hard to get away from that shooting in 70s America). But I'll still watch it. I think Goldeneye is going to hold up very well, all the other ones since will be forgettable; they're already all starting to look the same to me and I haven't the patience to watch them over and over like I can the classic Bonds. It's damned depressing is what it is. :(

Angelus

Apr 29, 2005, 10:02 PM

Must say i'm delighted to hear that Pierce is returning. Every generation has there own Bond but being born in 1984 meant i landed between Roger Moore reruns and Tim Dalton. Having seen all the Bond films one can't deny Connery his dues but Pierce Brosnan is Bond for me.
After the travesty that was Die Another Day it would be great to see him go out on a high. The storylines really do need a good kick up the @ss though.
One thing though, they have to keep the product placements or else i wont know what gadget to buy next. That Philishave leaves your skin silky smooth.....:)

jalagl

Apr 30, 2005, 02:55 AM

They should cast Sienne Guillory or Caitlin Keats as a Bond girl.

Bond girl choices in the past have been pretty awful. ie. Denise Richards, Halle Berry and that actor on Desperate Housewives.

I hadn't heard of either of the bond girls you propose, but after a quick google image search, I completely agree with you ;)

Denise Richards has to be the WORST bond girl ever... she is hot, but as a scientist???

HiRez

Apr 30, 2005, 08:27 AM

Denise Richards has to be the WORST bond girl ever... she is hot, but as a scientist???Not just a scientist...but a nuclear physicist (!) IIRC. Some writer was very high.

Lord Blackadder

May 2, 2005, 01:48 PM

Not just a scientist...but a nuclear physicist (!) IIRC. Some writer was very high.

True, but the scene where Bond meets her does include some classic Bond dialogue:

Dr. Christmas Jones (D.Richards): But the world's greatest terrorist running around with 6 kilos of weapons grade plutonium can't be good. I have to get it back or somebody's going to have my ass

James Bond : First things first

IMHO, if you want to see Denise Richards, got buy Wild Things on DVD. She shouldn't be in a Bond film.

uaaerospace

May 2, 2005, 06:52 PM

i second Sienne Guillory, i think shes beautiful...

I believe you. You seem to have an "eye" for such things... :D

AppleAce

May 2, 2005, 11:15 PM

You think Live And Let Die holds up well? Interesting, I'd pick that as one of the more obviously dated-looking ones (hard to get away from that shooting in 70s America). But I'll still watch it. I think Goldeneye is going to hold up very well, all the other ones since will be forgettable; they're already all starting to look the same to me and I haven't the patience to watch them over and over like I can the classic Bonds. It's damned depressing is what it is. :(
I agree that Live & Let Die is rather dated. I guess what I meant by "hold up well" was to not completely suck when compared with the classics. I agree that Goldeneye will probably hold up quite well. I just kind of pulled Live & Let Die out of thin air as an example, because it's one of the better films, and probably my personal favorite.
It will be interesting to see if it actually turns out that Brosnan is going to do another film, and if it will not suck. Oh, and Q, can we get Bond another Aston Martin please, or at least a Lotus Esprit that turns into a submarine? :D

Doctor Q

May 2, 2005, 11:35 PM

AppleAce hit on something important. Need I even say it?

Who's playing Bond doesn't matter as much as what gadgets they have down in Q Branch!

"I never joke about my work, 007."

http://www.universalexports.net/Graphics/Gadgets/minicam.jpg

jeffy.dee-lux

May 3, 2005, 02:11 AM

who cares about the actor?? what's he gonna drive!?
the new AMV8?
http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2000-2003/2003-Aston-Martin-AMV8-Vantage-Concept-FA-Studio-1600x1200.jpg

i think it'd be a pretty good time for bond to get back into a mustang....

Savage Henry

May 3, 2005, 03:43 AM

i think it'd be a pretty good time for bond to get back into a mustang....I think he should set a good conscientious example by ditching the car and taking the bus instead... ;)

redAPPLE

May 3, 2005, 05:29 AM

i'd take that car before any of the last 3 bond grrls.

Thomas Veil

May 7, 2005, 06:03 PM

Is there a Bond film that doesn't have dorky dialogue? To expect an intelligent thriller is to lose the essence of the series.And that would be a bad thing...how?

Seriously...many movies, from the Indiana Jones films to The Incredibles, seem to do a better job of balancing action, thrills and humor. I gave up on the Bond films a long time ago, because of their cookie-cutter plots and uninspired dialogue.

quagmire

May 8, 2005, 12:04 AM

munkle

May 8, 2005, 07:02 AM

Surely you're not trying to suggest the Corvette is better looking than an Aston Martin?!! :eek:

edesignuk

May 8, 2005, 07:09 AM

Nah, why should Bond drive a slow $28,000 Mustang while Bond can drive the 2006 Corvette Z06 with the LS7 engine producing 500 HP, 0-60 in about 3.8 seconds. It looks better then Aston Martin which in respect is a Ford as well. Now for the Bond girl, the Pontaic GTO with the LS2 engine with 400 HP would be suitable. :cool:I'm sure you didn't just say that James Bond should be driving a Corvette (!!!!!) over an Aston. No you can't have done...surely, I must be imagining it...

broken_keyboard

May 8, 2005, 07:27 AM

I don't think Brosnan is too old, he was believable in _After the Sunset_.

I think they need to do one with him fighting terrorists.

quagmire

May 8, 2005, 10:21 AM

I'm sure you didn't just say that James Bond should be driving a Corvette (!!!!!) over an Aston. No you can't have done...surely, I must be imagining it...

Rather that or the new BMW M5 also pumping out 500 horses. The Corvette Z06 will crush the Aston Martin in speed. The Z06 will get him to places in style and get him there fast. Since Die Another Day went American for cars( Ford owns Aston Martin) why can't he get the Z06 and the Bond girl get the GTO? Actually, Bond should drive a Suburban. ;)

aloofman

May 9, 2005, 12:48 PM

And that would be a bad thing...how?

Seriously...many movies, from the Indiana Jones films to The Incredibles, seem to do a better job of balancing action, thrills and humor. I gave up on the Bond films a long time ago, because of their cookie-cutter plots and uninspired dialogue.

I didn't say it was a bad thing. I said that if you're expecting a Bond movie to be an intelligent suspense story, then you're holding it up to the wrong standard.

aricher

May 9, 2005, 05:04 PM

I just heard that instead of Pierce Brosnan pimping BMWs and Omega watches they're resigning Sean Connery to play Bond while having clever product placement for Depends undergarments.

Top Secret Photo:
http://home.hiwaay.net/~tfharris/pulpculture/columns/010412a.jpg

munkle

May 9, 2005, 05:07 PM

My eyes, my eyes!! :eek: :eek:

dops7107

May 9, 2005, 05:13 PM

I wonder if a certain

Keira Knightly

would be a popular star? ;)

Should keep edesignuk busy for a while with pics from the promotional photo-shoot!

CubaTBird

Aug 17, 2005, 12:04 PM

its over for brosnan, he calls it quits.. such a shame..

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/17/people.brosnan.ap/index.html?section=cnn_topstories :(

Lord Blackadder

Aug 17, 2005, 12:35 PM

Rather that or the new BMW M5 also pumping out 500 horses. The Corvette Z06 will crush the Aston Martin in speed. The Z06 will get him to places in style and get him there fast. Since Die Another Day went American for cars( Ford owns Aston Martin) why can't he get the Z06 and the Bond girl get the GTO? Actually, Bond should drive a Suburban. ;)

All well and good, but you forget that Bond is British, and the series always had a little patriotic ring to it. Having Bond Drive a Corvette would be like having the US president ride in a Lexus Limo - it just looks wrong.

I thought it was bad enough giving him BMWs - I love the Z8 but it's James Bond! He should be in a Lotus or Aston Martin. Or a TVR - that would be cool.

Angelus520

Aug 17, 2005, 12:43 PM

Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 - AP (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050817/ap_en_mo/people_brosnan)

NEW YORK - A single, surprising phone call and it was over. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he learned that his services as James Bond would no longer be required.

"One phone call, that's all it took!" the 52-year-old actor tells Entertainment Weekly magazine in its Aug. 19 issue.

Brosnan starred in four Bond films. He says that before they stopped negotiations, the producers had invited him back for a fifth time.

"You know, the movie career for me really started with Bond," says Brosnan, acknowledging that by the time "GoldenEye" premiered in 1995, he was already 42.

He then starred as 007 in "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) and "Die Another Day" (2002).

His departure from the role was a "titanic jolt to the system," says Brosnan, followed by "a great sense of calm."

"I thought. ... I can do anything I want to do now. I'm not beholden to them or anyone. I'm not shackled by some contracted image. So there was a sense of liberation."

Brosnan says he's grateful to have had the role, but adds: "It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners — which I loathed — and I always felt phony doing them."

He plays a foulmouthed, skirt-chasing hit man in the upcoming film "The Matador."

"(For this) to come on the heels of my departure from the world of Bond is sweet grace, to play this one as a farewell to that chapter in time — it certainly wasn't planned."

___

On the Net:

http://www.piercebrosnan.com/

Abulia

Aug 17, 2005, 01:09 PM

Sweet. As I predicted on page one. ;)

So, who's the new Bond?

(And cheers to Brosnan for a job well done through four films.)

Lacero

Aug 17, 2005, 01:29 PM

I think the guy who played the main character in Layer Cake should be offered the role of Bond. He brings a certain grittiness and Tommy Lee Jones good looks and bad boy image to the role. Hopefully the New Bond shreds the cheesy one-liners and thickly laid horniness wrapped in fine threads and Rolex watches.