This one caught me a little by surprise. For some reason I have always been under the impression that Pierce Brosnan walked away from the James Bond franchise. But his recent comments make it obvious that he was actually booted out of the part:
“I had a contract for four Bond films. … I did them and told them that I’d like to continue. But suddenly, in the middle of negotiations, they changed their minds. They said that they weren’t interested any more.”
I find this all a little confusing. I’m not the biggest James Bond fan in the world, but Brosnan did a damn fine job in the role. I can’t imagine why they wanted to go in another direction when they clearly never had another heir apparent ready to step in and fill the shoes. Dumb move if you ask me (isn’t it amazing that they haven’t).
