{"id":7163,"date":"2025-11-17T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=7163"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:31:00","slug":"pierce-brosnan-on-james-bond-return-thats-another-mans-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/pierce-brosnan-on-james-bond-return-thats-another-mans-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Pierce Brosnan on James Bond return: \u2018That\u2019s another man\u2019s job\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pierce Brosnan has responded to Bond queries (Picture: Wiktor Szymanowicz\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pierce Brosnan<\/a> has opened up about the possibility of returning to the James Bond<\/a> franchise.<\/p>\n

The 72-year-old starred in four 007films from 1995 to 2002; GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.<\/p>\n

The actor has been applauded as one of the best Bonds ever, and has now opened up about the franchise being reincarnated again by director Denis Villeneuve.<\/p>\n

In an interview for the GQ Men<\/a> of the Year, Pierce admitted that the role of Bond is another man’s job, but hinted he wouldn’t be opposed to returning to the franchise.<\/p>\n

‘Of course, people ask about Bond \u2013 “would you?” and whatever \u2013 but that\u2019s another man\u2019s job. <\/p>\n

‘But the possibilities of working within that film, entertaining\u2026’ he said mysteriously. ‘So it\u2019s going to be exciting to see what happens.’ <\/p>\n

He added: ‘I think everything changes, everything falls apart, so you just sit back and enjoy it all.’<\/p>\n

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The Irish actor has been praised for his iconic role (Picture: Keith Hamshere\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pierce won’t be returning to the franchise as Bond (Picture: Scott Trindle \/ GQ Men)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pierce’s assertion that the role of Bond is cut out for another man falls in line with the new director’s criteria for filling the role.<\/p>\n

Deadline<\/a> confirmed that Villeneuve is looking for three things in the next 007: a man, a Brit, and an unknown, effectively ruining the bookies\u2019 odds of the who\u2019s who of major names in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

Jack Lowden, Aaron Taylor-Johnson<\/a>, Callum Turner<\/a>, and Theo James<\/a> have all been front-runners for some time, with a few curveball actors<\/a> also making their way into bookies’ predictions. <\/p>\n

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The actor appeared in four Bond films (Picture: Scott Trindle \/ GQ Men)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The actor has been acting since the 1980s (Picture: Scott Trindle \/ GQ Men)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an interview with Metro<\/strong> earlier this year about the Thursday Murder Club, <\/a>he spoke about ageing on screen after decades in the business.<\/p>\n

‘I don\u2019t really think about the future that much. I mean, I think sometimes you do. I don\u2019t think about it, I\u2019m 72 now, and I don\u2019t feel 72.<\/p>\n

He added: \u2018Really, I just love being an actor. I enjoy life, and these characters are people, the Quartet, men and women who had really incredible lives, and they are still in tune with who they are and moving forward with who they are and the zest for life.<\/p>\n

\u2018They\u2019re sassy, they\u2019re sexy, they\u2019re cool. They have a sensuality to them, and you have to play that.\u2019<\/p>\n

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He now prefers to play villains (Picture: THA\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the GQ interview, the star also confessed that despite playing the good guy on many occasions, he has a penchant for playing a villain, revealing he felt there was more freedom in the performance.<\/p>\n

‘I feel more comfortable playing the bad guy,’ he said. ‘Just because you can really bend your spleen and move any which way you like. <\/p>\n

‘Dodge and feint, and bob and weave, and mess with the audience.’<\/p>\n

The actor has played several badies in film and cinema, including in The Foreigner, The Ghost Writer, Survivor, and more recently in MobLand, as the head of a crime family.<\/p>\n

Fingers crossed, this means he’d be open to playing a Bond villain in future films!<\/p>\n

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