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Brosnan: Producers Talked to Jackman, Owen
Brosnan reveals first confirmations of talks between producers and future 007 candidates.
News Category: Casino Royale (2006) NewsPosted on April 27, 2004 10:40 AM
In a recent interview with Cinema Confidential about his new film Laws Of Attraction, Pierce Brosnan revealed some interesting news about possible candidates that would replace him as 007. Although the bulk of the interview was about Attractions, in this snippet, Brosnan reiterates the current "paralysis" of the Bond producers, but also mentions that actors Clive Owen and Hugh Jackman have been approached in some manner regarding the role of James Bond:
Q: Where does the new Bond film stand right now?
PIERCE: It doesn't stand anywhere. I don't know what's happening. There's a paralysis that has come upon the producers. They don't know whether to go forwards, backwards, sideways...I don't know. As far as I'm concerned, I've honored my contract of doing four [Bond] movies. They know where to find me if they want me for the fifth.
Q: Is there someone else do you think that could be the next Bond?
PIERCE: Oh, there will always be someone else. If I was the fifth [Bond], there can always be a sixth.
Q: Is there another actor you think they will go with?
PIERCE: Yeah, I mean they've talked to Hugh Jackman and to Clive Owen - both actors are really fantastic and have the chops for it. I have no idea. I really don't concern myself. I don't lose sleep over it. I don't wake up thinking, you know, 'Am I going to be the next Bond?' or 'Is someone else going to be the next Bond.' I have to let that one go, I really wouldn't do myself any justice if I would lose sleep over it. If it's the end of the ride, then so be it. I can move on and make films like "Evelyn," "Thomas Crown," or this movie...The movie has put me on a landscape on an international level, and for an actor, that's a magnificent gift to have.
PIERCE: It doesn't stand anywhere. I don't know what's happening. There's a paralysis that has come upon the producers. They don't know whether to go forwards, backwards, sideways...I don't know. As far as I'm concerned, I've honored my contract of doing four [Bond] movies. They know where to find me if they want me for the fifth.
Q: Is there someone else do you think that could be the next Bond?
PIERCE: Oh, there will always be someone else. If I was the fifth [Bond], there can always be a sixth.
Q: Is there another actor you think they will go with?
PIERCE: Yeah, I mean they've talked to Hugh Jackman and to Clive Owen - both actors are really fantastic and have the chops for it. I have no idea. I really don't concern myself. I don't lose sleep over it. I don't wake up thinking, you know, 'Am I going to be the next Bond?' or 'Is someone else going to be the next Bond.' I have to let that one go, I really wouldn't do myself any justice if I would lose sleep over it. If it's the end of the ride, then so be it. I can move on and make films like "Evelyn," "Thomas Crown," or this movie...The movie has put me on a landscape on an international level, and for an actor, that's a magnificent gift to have.
