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Barrage of Brosnan Bond 21 Comments
Posted on March 23, 2004 5:28 PM
Can't keep track of all of the Pierce Brosnan Bond 21 interviews? Check out this page from time to time to see the newest interviews with Brosnan as they occur. Obviously, Brosnan doesn't seem happy. Within the past two days, Brosnan has voiced his opinion on Bond and the producers of the series. Here are some articles where Brosnan obviously feels frustrated with the way things in the Bond world are moving. As more interviews with Brosnan surface, they will be added to this page, newest at the top.
Yahoo! News Reports
Interview Done April 1, 2004
Brosnan emphasizes his want to be in the next Bond film yet again. Brosnan on the Bond producers: "They now seem to be in a malaise of confusion as to how to go forward." Replacement Bonds mentioned: Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman.
The Sun Online Interview
Interview Done March 23, 2004
Brosnan yet again lashes out on the production of Bond 21, saying the whole project is in "disarray." As for a script or a director, Brosnan said "They don't have a script or a director so the rumours that we will begin filming in the autumn are just rumours." Brosnan cited Die Another Day, raised "the bar" for the Bond movies so high that "[the producers] don't seem to know how to improve on it." On a Bond 21 contract: "It is nowhere near a done deal - but they know where to find me." On the correct formula for a better Bond 21: "You can have real character work, a character storyline and a thriller aspect and all the kinds of quips, asides, the explosions and the women."
IMDB.com Interview
Interview Done March 23, 2004
Brosnan lashes out at Bond producers in this interview. He accuses them of being "scared" and can't develop a concrete plot because Hollywood is "saturated with too many overblown action films with no plot." Brosnan showed particular distaste in the rumor that the next film would be named after Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel, Casino Royale. He rants, "That's ludicrous. It's so damn crazy! That's absolutely sheer lunacy because Casino Royale is the blueprint of the Bond character. You find out more about James Bond in that book than in any of the other books." On doing a fifth Bond movie, Brosnan says he would love to do a fifth "and bow out, but if this last one is to be my last, than so be it."
About.com Interview
Interview Done March 23, 2004
In this little snippet of an interview, Brosnan admits he has not signed on for another Bond movie. He also says that he has no doubts about wanting to do another, and that he would indeed if asked. He does not, however, want to have a five movie or 7 movie stint like Sean Connery or Roger Moore. Finally, Brosnan approves of Clive Owen and Hugh Jackman as potential successors, but also acknowledges that "a number of fellows out there could do it."
CHUD.com Interview
Reported Previously on BM: March 22, 2004
What Brosnan Said: Brosnan seems rather frustrated in this interview. Brosnan says he wants the next Bond movie to focus more on plot and character development less on action and special effects. To quote Brosnan, a more "character-driven piece" would suffice in fulfilling this.
Daily Mirror Interview
Interview Done March 22, 2004
Brosnan confirms that even he does not know if he is in the next Bond film. On Bond's producers, Brosnan said "They know where to find me if they want me," and admits that a career post-Bond will be alright: "I won't be out of work." Other notable quotes from the interview: "Colin Salmon would be a great Bond. Clive Owen is a very fine actor... Hugh Jackman... Gerard Butler... There are men out there and there will be another Bond, whether I do it or not." - "Bond has been in the limelight for so many years, he'll carry on."
Fox News Interview
Interview Done March 22, 2004
Brosnan says he hasn't heard anything of a Britney Spears/Bond 21 connection. "Bless her cotton socks and good luck to her," Brosnan said about Spears. On the same subject of Bond girls in Bond 21, Brosnan's top choices include The Pirates Of The Caribbean's Keira Knightley and The Passion Of The Christ's Monica Bellucci. Brosnan calls the recent loss of the widow of the late Cubby Broccoli (longtime producer), Dana, "a terrible loss." Brosnan speaks of the "paralysis" that has set in on the Bond producers, because they "don't know what to do" after Die Another Day "broke all the records." Brosnan concludes, saying he is willing to "set sail with a fifth [film]."











