‘They left me in the oven…’: How Pierce Brosnan found out he wouldn’t play James Bond again

In 2015, Pierce Brosnan revealed that producers of the James Bond franchise had unceremoniously “kicked him” after playing the charismatic British secret agent in 2002’s Die Another Day.

This is how to interview for a book A Kind of Hero: The Great History of the James Bond FilmsBy Matthew Field and Ajay Chowder, the Irish actor said that his dismissal after four films because of the character was completely unexpected. die another day It was the highest-grossing James Bond film at the time, but the feature film suffered from poor reviews.

“I was in the Bahamas, working on a film called Brilliant shot And my agents called me and said: ‘Negotiations are off. They really don’t know what they want to do. They will call you next Thursday”“, it was revealed Pierce Brosnan (via The Guardian). “I was sitting at home Richard Harris In the Bahamas and Barbara and Michael were on the line – ‘We’re so sorry’. He was crying, Michael was stoic and he said: ‘You were a great James Bond. Thank you very much,” and I said, “Thank you very much. goodbye That was all. I was completely shocked and left as it happened.“

according to the authors A kind of heroHe would be the reason Pierce Brosnan A lot of money was wanted to make the fifth James Bond film, and the producers have already decided to reboot the long-running spy saga with a more realistic approach. Daniel Craig finally landed the role in Casino Royale in 2006 and went on to become the most popular 007 since Sean Connery.

later on Pierce Brosnan Will end up calling the movie Specter too long with a weak plot. However, he congratulated Daniel Craig For a confident portrayal of the iconic spy.

James Bond movies with Pierce Brosnan – golden eye (1995), tomorrow never dies (1997), The world is not enough (1999) and die another day (2002) – still available on VOD.