Bowing out
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According to this story in the Guardian, Pierce Brosnan has quit the Bond films.
Hmmm… if he has it’s a bad thing, but then Roger Moore apparently quit after pretty much every film. They were even looking for a new Bond before The Spy Who Loved Me, which was only his third outing. Quitting and then going on to do more films is a well-known Bond trait, so perhaps he’s just bargaining for more money.
If he does go, though, who would step in? That story suggests Clive Owen, Jude Law or Ewan McGreggor. The first would be a disaster (I don’t think I could watch it). The second would be an excellent choice, and the one I’d go for. The third, though, would be the most logical. Bond’s father was Scottish (his mother Swiss) and the first Bond actor a Scot, too, so it would bring things full circle.
The worst possible potential outcome would be Robbie Williams, who isn’t mooted in the piece, but would certainly attract a younger audience, and has shown a fascination with the films in the past.
Whatever the truth behind this story, Brosnan did make one comment that has a lot of truth in it:
[He] then spoke less affectionately of the Bond producers, saying that: “They don’t know how to move on. A sense of paralysis has set in.”
So perhaps he is off, after all.
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July 31st, 2004 at 12:30 am
Apparently, a few months ago, Pierce was pushing for Tarantino to write the script for the next Bond. QT was up for it, but the producers were not so keen. God knows why not.
August 2nd, 2004 at 9:05 am
Nik, It pains me to pass on something from Britain’s scummiest tabloid, but I know you’re into this James Bond stuff so here goes..
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/story_pages/showbiz/showbiz4.shtml