Farewell, Brosnan Bond

According to a report in "Entertainment Weekly," Pierce Brosnan is no longer Bond. The movies' producers phoned to tell him his services would no longer be needed. You can read the article at CNN.com: (- EXTERNAL LINK -

John

Didn't they try a face lift with Die Another Day... Lord how they botched that surgery. It's gonna take at least 2 more visits to correct that one. I say by James Bond 23: Bonding Around the World or more commonly: it's working title "Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", we should be back on track! BTW I'm pulling this crap outta nowhere.

Well, the bond films are allways the same ride. The franchise is one big cliche.
I too believe that the series need a face-lift.
Besides that, we had more debate on "the new bond movie" in the recent past when somepeople tried to shift production teams towards prague, czech republic due to cost factors. Members of the company complained and insisted that bond, a british hero, must remain in the UK.
Prague is being selected by more producers nowdays. From big budget hero films like hellboy, van helsing and doom, to soft teen comedies like "EuroTrip".
Its cheaper to rent, cheaper to hire and cheaper to move.
I've been to prague for a couple of months, and many of the largest soundstages (outdoors or indoors) are being located almost at the center of the city.

Cuba Gooding Jr. was never seriously considered by EON for the Bond role. Rather, Roger Moore made a suggestion years ago that EON should be daring and expand the role's possibilities by casting someone like Cuba. This was before Cuba decided to implode his career.

I'm looking to Frankie Muniz. He's a mature twenty-year-old now, with plenty of secret-agent experience in the Cody Banks films. It's either him or Dakota Fanning, whose star is rising as we speak.

John

Tim,

Clearly then the new James Bond will be Seann Scott Williams.

From what I heard they wanted to make a change that would appeal to the younger audience. The franchise feels that the average Bond fan ranges from mid 30's to the fossil ages like 50s. They're apparently not only looking for a younger Bond but also want to change the entire look and feel of the typical Bond film. When you think about it, it's probably a good decision and the franchise could use a face lift.

All of the people you mention were possibilities for the Bond after next. Up until just this month, Brosnan was still on board for the next Bond flick. According to Brosnan in the August issue of "Entertainment Weekly," the phone call telling him he was out came as a complete surprise.

John

Yeah, I heard this months ago John!! Not your fault, CNN's !

But others that were also rumored at one point or another...

Bloom, Bana, Farrell, Clive Owen, Jackman, McGregor

i might be mistaken, but isnt that really old news?
If i remember well, cuba Jr. was up for the part as the first black bond, then orlando bloom came along.
But they both said its rumours.