Pierce Brosnan Would Love to Play 007 Again

If asked, Pierce Brosnan has said he would reprise the role of James Bond as part of Amazon’s reboot of the British spy franchise in a "heartbeat".

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Now 72, Brosnan admitted that the world might not be ready for a senior citizen 007, but that he would seize the opportunity if Denis Villeneuve, the new Bond director, came knocking. He told Radio Times: “I don’t think anyone wants to see a craggy, 72-year-old Bond but if Villenevue had something up his sleeve I would look at it in a heartbeat."

Brosnan was 51 when he appeared in his last Bond film - 2002’s Die Another Day - before he went on to star in other Hollywood films including The Thomas Crown Affair and Mamma Mia! and acting as the global ambassador for Casa Don Ramón tequila. However, one of his predecessors as Bond, Roger Moore, was considered by many to be too old to play the spy by the time he was 57 when he made his final Bond film, View To A Kill, in 1985. So, as much as Brosnan may wish to reprise his 007 role, it seems highly unlikely. He even told the Radio Times: “There are many great candidates out there, and I’m sure they’re going to make it a spectacle of delight.”

“I adore the world of James Bond. It’s been very good to me. It’s the gift that keeps giving. And I’m just a member of the audience now, sitting back saying: ‘Show us what you’re going to do.’” Brosnan also wished Amazon MGM Studios - which paid $1bn for the rights for creative control of the 007 franchise - all the best for the new films.

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