Oh for lords sake, I’m really trying to hold it together with all this Bond news. The extremely small sceptic within me (that’s sarcasm by the way) is thinking this is just a continuing ploy to keep the Bond name in the papers while production is dead.
However, after a pointer from Simone it looks like the above is not far from the truth. They’re using the publicity for playing hardball negotiations with Pierece Brosnan. From Ireland Online:
According to internet reports, Sony bosses want Brosnan to return as 007 in the next Bond film Casino Royal, and they’re keen for him to star in one more movie after that.
A source tells website Darkhorizons.com: “All the stuff we heard about Brosnan being out is just a ploy from both camps. The negotiations between Brosnan and Eon (Bond production company) came to an end because, in the last year, things were up in the air, thanks to all the organisational changes taking place.
“Brosnan/Eon camps are still going through the motions of bluffing each other: an echo of the old poker game that Cubby Broccoli (former Bond boss) went through with Roger Moore – Moore frequently announced that he wouldn’t be back.
Actually this would make a lot of sense, and it’s happened before with Moore. Perhaps it is the case that we’re going to see Brosnan back and this is just some serious negotiating. Mind you, it could backfire. Looking at opinion on this site I’d say that we are all starting to look at seriously at Clive Owen doing a more than competent job as Bond.
So now, is the question back to Brosnan or Owen? Or is it just a matter of waiting for the announcement of Brosnan being back?
