BROSNAN BACK?

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Sony: It Will "Probably" Be Pierce

CBn confirms Brosnan back in the running...for real this time

Written by John Cox (22 Sep, 2005, 10:07)

Today CBn is able to confirm that Pierce Brosnan is back in the running to play James Bond in Casino Royale, the 21st James Bond film due to start production in January. In fact, a senior Sony executive has told a member of the Casino Royale production team that the new Bond will "probably" be Pierce Brosnan.
Pierce Brosnan & Daniel Craig

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Brosnan & Daniel Craig

Many fans will be delighted to hear this news, but some sources close to the producers find it "impossible to conceive" that Eon will cave to the actor who recently savaged them in the media, nor that they will abandon their carefully crafted "reinvention" of the Bond franchise. As it stands, the Casino Royale screenplay is tailored to introduce a new, younger James Bond on one of his first missions as a double-oh agent. Screenwriter Paul Haggis said as recently as last week that the script he is polishing features a 28-year-old James Bond.

Also unclear is how director Martin Campbell would react to a Pierce comeback. Pierce and Campbell proved to be a winning combination on GoldenEye in 1995. But Campbell was partially wooed back into the world of 007 with the promise that he would be able to help reinvent that franchise and launch the new Bond. With Pierce back onboard, Casino Royale becomes a much more traditional Bond movie that may hold less appeal for the director.

A CBn source says Daniel Craig remains Eon's "preferred" choice for the role, and could still turn out to be the man in gunbarrel. However, the edgy Layer Cake actor may be considered too much of a commercial risk for Sony Pictures. Eon's attempts to find a convincing twenty-something actor appear to have failed, and with only 12 weeks to go before that start of principle photography, Eon and Campbell may have to abandon their ambitions to reinvent the franchise via Ian Fleming's first novel and quickly rework it into Pierce Brosnan's final James Bond film.

Pierce, who throughout the process has spoken candidly to the media, recently told citybeat's Steve Ramos, "Until someone like Daniel Craig steps in or until someone like whomever the next man is or until they ask me back the story is still open. For me it's unfinished business and we might get to stand there again."

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This is big news.

[Duke Nukem]

I hope this is true. Brosnan still looks good for the part. And, I don't understand their ideas about "reinventing" Bond with younger Bond. That goes against everything that Bond stands for. Bond is supposed to be 30-40ish, experienced spy, not a young kid new on the job. And Brosnan still looks young enough to carry that 30-40ish image of Bond one more film.

[Badbird]

"Hey, let's do what Batman did! James Bond Begins! Superman is doing it too, why can't we?!"

That is a terrible idea. Just as terrible as not bringing Brosnan back. Hey, he only starred in the most successful Bond movie of all time.

Danial Craig has made it clear more than once that he's not really interested in doing big studio movies, let alone being chained to a franchise for 8-10 years. But as a bad guy... that could be cool.

I don't know what Martin Campbell's problem would be. They could always sign him to do Bond 22 as well. They should do what they did in the 70s/80s and have Campbell direct four or five Bond movies. It's not like his career took off outside of Bond, save for Zorro.

[ilovemovies]

I'd love for the this to be true and for Brosnan to be back, but Brosnan himself (not some gossip magazine) said that he's done with Bond.

[RustyRazor]

If they offer that man what he wants, caving in because they can't find anyone comprable with test audiences to be the new Bond, he'll return.

After gems like After the Sunset and Laws of Attraction, I don't think it'll be too hard to persuade him.

[Otis Driftwood]

I hope Brosnan is back. Although I wish that the Bond movies would forgo the CGI and get back to the nitty-gritty Bond from Dr. No and From Russia With Love.

[RustyRazor]

When you say CGI, are you talking about the imagery or the stunt stuff?
I don't think Pierce is up to a whole lot of stunt work at his age. That's a young man's game. Formerly being a young man, I think I have some insight.

[Otis Driftwood]

I was mainly talking about the horrible special effects in Die Another Day.