Brosnan thinks James Bond has totally changed

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PIERCE BROSNAN NO MODERN BOND
Pierce Brosnan thinks James Bond has ''totally changed'' since Daniel Craig has taken over the role.

Pierce Brosnan thinks James Bond has modernised.

The 56-year-old actor, who played the British spy in four of the movies, believes the iconic character has changed dramatically since his successor Daniel Craig took over the role.

He said: "It's totally changed since Daniel Craig is playing it. They wanted to modernise Bond. I didn't stop voluntarily.

"We talked about a fifth movie and then came the call that I am out. Total change of direction. That was very hard."

Although he was upset to be axed from the action franchise, Pierce claims that since his last Bond outing in 2002's 'Die Another Day', his career has changed for the better.

He told website Kurier.at: "So much the better how my career evolved. But being an actor is only my second career choice. Primarily I am a father."

Despite his thoughts on the role, Pierce has previously claimed he hasn't seen Daniel playing Bond.

He said: "I haven't seen Daniel in the role. I tried watching it on an airplane. I thought 37,000 feet was a good distance to watch it from and it broke down right at the beginning.

"The attendant came and changed it and it broke down a second time, so I figured, 'OK. The Gods must be saying something...' So I never went near it!"

16 February 2010 10:20:53 AM

[Captain Nash]

Yes that's right folks. I realise this is going to be heartbreaking for many members here, but Pierce Brosnan has stated in an interview that he 'loves what Craig has done with Bond.'
In an interview with Jordan Hoffman for UGO, for the upcoming 'The Ghost Writer' the former Bond star briefly discussed James Bond.
http://www.ugo.com/movies/pierce-brosna ... -interview

Jordan Hoffman: Let's talk hypothetical about these new Bond movies. Let's say you were approached to enter this new world of 007 in some sort of elder statesmen role, would you be game?

Pierce Brosnan: Why not? Anything is possible. I don't have any ego about that. I love what Daniel Craig is doing with it. If the script, timing and money was right, why not? I don't know anything of which you speak, by the way, but why not - it's all a game.

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

[oscartheman]

Thats about it Capt.Brosnan can't watch Craig and somehow loves him as Bullet Tooth Tony.I mean Bond.

[Kristatos]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

[FormerBondFan]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Pierce did slag off EON due to the fact that he didn't like the direction of his last 3 Bonds (particularly DAD).

[stockslivevan]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Pierce did slag off EON due to the fact that he didn't like the direction of his last 3 Bonds (particularly DAD).

What are you talking about? He liked DAD and from what I've read and heard it seems to be his favorite of the four. He even gave EON praise for giving Tamahori more freedom than most Bond directors have been given. His foul mood towards EON has more to with not having the chance to do a fifth film and that he feels he never quite got a handle on the role to his satisfaction.

[Omega]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Pierce did slag off EON due to the fact that he didn't like the direction of his last 3 Bonds (particularly DAD).

What are you talking about? He liked DAD and from what I've read and heard it seems to be his favorite of the four. He even gave EON praise for giving Tamahori more freedom than most Bond directors have been given. His foul mood towards EON has more to with not having the chance to do a fifth film and that he feels he never quite got a handle on the role to his satisfaction.

And Craig praised whats his name that made QOS so what's you point?

I don't think he was as happy with as you think.

It wasn't fair to land James Bond when he did, says actor Pierce Brosnan, who had the famous role between Roger Moore and Daniel Craig. He says the '90s were a bad epoch for 007 stories: "It was a no-man's-land. You never felt the killing was harsh enough, that the sex was hard enough. And you still had these clunky one-liners, which were always embarrassing."

[The Sweeney]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Is there any chance Pierce may actually like Craig as Bond, and is telling the truth, or is that totally out of the question?

[oscartheman]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Is there any chance Pierce may actually like Craig as Bond, and is telling the truth, or is that totally out of the question?

He hasn't watched the movies so how can he like Craig?

[Mazer Rackham]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Is there any chance Pierce may actually like Craig as Bond, and is telling the truth, or is that totally out of the question?

On a personal level I think Pierce does like Craig. Professionally he can't trash him, not if he would like to keep working.

Obviously there is some resentment towards Craig and Eon, in the various spin that came out during CR Craig at one point he thought he broke the news to Brozza that he wasn't coming back Craig said he felt bad about that. Around the same time he said the quote where Brozza told him "to go for it" was a little out of context, continuing to say he doesn't think he gave Brozza much of chance to say anything that wasn't supportive adding he probably like to have punched me. Something along those lines anyway. Which is in line with Craig's rep, many regarding him much as Jackman had.

If you really look at the quote Brozza is say he might do it if the money was right, script, etc. "it's all a game" He means exactly that.

[stockslivevan]

And Craig praised whats his name that made QOS so what's you point?

My point was that he was satisfied with DAD, something FBF claimed otherwise.

I don't think he was as happy with as you think.

It wasn't fair to land James Bond when he did, says actor Pierce Brosnan, who had the famous role between Roger Moore and Daniel Craig. He says the '90s were a bad epoch for 007 stories: "It was a no-man's-land. You never felt the killing was harsh enough, that the sex was hard enough. And you still had these clunky one-liners, which were always embarrassing."

That's how he felt about most of his tenure, it's just with DAD that he felt he left on a high note, heck it's his most natural performance. Listen to his commentary on it, he has a real kick over it.

[Captain Nash]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Is there any chance Pierce may actually like Craig as Bond, and is telling the truth, or is that totally out of the question?

Looks around.
This...might be the wrong...question, to ask...here.

[The Sweeney]

Pierce is too much of a gentleman to publicly slag off Craig and EON, though the latter would deserve it after the way they treated him.

Is there any chance Pierce may actually like Craig as Bond, and is telling the truth, or is that totally out of the question?

He hasn't watched the movies so how can he like Craig?

Likewise, how can he not like Craig either, if he hasn't seen the movies....

[Omega]

And Craig praised whats his name that made QOS so what's you point?

My point was that he was satisfied with DAD, something FBF claimed otherwise.

I don't think he was as happy with as you think.

It wasn't fair to land James Bond when he did, says actor Pierce Brosnan, who had the famous role between Roger Moore and Daniel Craig. He says the '90s were a bad epoch for 007 stories: "It was a no-man's-land. You never felt the killing was harsh enough, that the sex was hard enough. And you still had these clunky one-liners, which were always embarrassing."

That's how he felt about most of his tenure, it's just with DAD that he felt he left on a high note, heck it's his most natural performance. Listen to his commentary on it, he has a real kick over it.

His performance is great. The story was too self-aware of the anniversary. If Craig had made a DVD cometary of QOS while it was in the theaters I'm sure someone here would be throwing back in his face too. I do not think you have a leg to stand on that he was pleased about DAD if he was unhappy with the other 3 movies. I think there is more for him to be unhappy about with DAD as it wasn't they story or director he wanted and the he had made comments all through his time as Bond of wanting to do somthign with Bond not just give him a female equal or a Lady M .

That may just be too close to the truth, that it isn't the actors & directors behind the bad ideas but the producers who forced them on everybody.

[stockslivevan]

His performance is great. The story was too self-aware of the anniversary.

Indeed.

If Craig had made a DVD cometary of QOS while it was in the theaters I'm sure someone here would be throwing back in his face too.

I'm not using Brosnan's thoughts of DAD against him, I'm just acknowledging that that's what he was most proud of in the long run, nothing wrong with it really. Moore thinks The Spy Who Loved Me is his best, I think it's one of the worst, but at least he got something out of it I guess

I think there is more for him to be unhappy about with DAD as it wasn't they story or director he wanted and the he had made comments all through his time as Bond of wanting to do somthign with Bond not just give him a female equal or a Lady M .

He did get what he wanted during his tenure. It wasn't everything he demanded, but he got something out of it. For example it was his idea to have Paris Carver be an old flame of Bond instead of just another sacrificial lamb. The concept of Elektra was another influence. There's other bits too, certainly more abundant in TND-DAD. Perhaps he did want to take the same route Craig's films have taken, but by DAD it was clear he was settling with that direction and was happy with it, until EON decided not to continue working with him, then he started complaining.

[Omega]

His performance is great. The story was too self-aware of the anniversary.

Indeed.

If Craig had made a DVD cometary of QOS while it was in the theaters I'm sure someone here would be throwing back in his face too.

I'm not using Brosnan's thoughts of DAD against him, I'm just acknowledging that that's what he was most proud of in the long run, nothing wrong with it really. Moore thinks The Spy Who Loved Me is his best, I think it's one of the worst, but at least he got something out of it I guess

I think there is more for him to be unhappy about with DAD as it wasn't they story or director he wanted and the he had made comments all through his time as Bond of wanting to do somthign with Bond not just give him a female equal or a Lady M .

He did get what he wanted during his tenure. It wasn't everything he demanded, but he got something out of it. For example it was his idea to have Paris Carver be an old flame of Bond instead of just another sacrificial lamb. The concept of Elektra was another influence. There's other bits too, certainly more abundant in TND-DAD. Perhaps he did want to take the same route Craig's films have taken, but by DAD it was clear he was settling with that direction and was happy with it, until EON decided not to continue working with him, then he started complaining.

Sorry but that is what you are saying. You don't like DAD and are trying to somehow besmirch Brosnan's time as Bond by his commentary on the DVD. As the acting went he was on the game and better than ever.

Brosnan never got the influence in direction he wanted if Paris and Electra were his ideas it was better than what the producer were coming up with on their own. Right after DAD Brosnan wanted a different style Bond, like he had talked maybe some would say complained about this all though out his time as Bond. To say he was happy and eon wasn't is incorrect. Eon was more happy with it than he was with it.

[stockslivevan]

I'm not going by just his enthusiasm in the DVD, I'm also going by his post-Bond comments such as in his interview with Entertainment Weekly in 2005, the height of his EON bashing days.

''It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners — which I loathed — and I always felt phony doing them,'' he says. ''I'd look at myself in the suit and tie and think, What the heck am I doing here?'' Such sentiments were nothing new. ''That was always the frustrating thing about the role: [Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson] play it so safe. The pomposity and rigamarole that they put directors through is astounding.'' So his last mission on Her Majesty's Secret Service, 2002's Die Another Day, left him hopeful. ''It was great to have Lee Tamahori directing, and I was amazed by how much the producers let him get in there and rock the cage,'' he says. ''I thought we made inroads there.''

Brosnan fiddles with his straw Panama hat while hunched at the picnic table. He says that before they stopped negotiations, the producers had invited him back for a fifth time. ''I thought, Well, this will be great: They've actually done something on the last one, they didn't play it that safe with the director, with the script, with breaking the character down.'' He pauses. Then laughs. ''It's not my problem anymore! One phone call, that's all it took!''

[Mazer Rackham]

Lets not forget these clowns were the ones who spent a year working on a Jinx spin off after DAD and Brozza spent it working on "Grittier" more "Realistic" Bond.

Don't worry about our Monty Python pal Omega he has guzzled so much Craig Kool-aid he pisses tropical punch.

Borzza was right about the Wonder Twins playing it safe and with DAD they finally let the director have more sway, previously they kept directors on an extremely short leash. See comments regarding TND & TWINE. Monty is misconstruing what Brozza was saying, he was not saying wow the invisible car that was all me. He was saying finally they may let me play Bond my way and let me have good director who is allowed to do his job.

BTW Bond's line in the first script after killing Electra was the Bitch is dead. But that was too cold blooded for the producers.

[stockslivevan]

Don't worry about our Monty Python pal Omega he has guzzled so much Craig Kool-aid he pisses tropical punch.

Because that's all I do. If didn't know any better I would think that your hatred towards Craig is stronger than my appreciation.

Borzza was right about the Wonder Twins playing it safe and with DAD they finally let the director have more sway, previously they kept directors on an extremely short leash.

A good thing they did, although they gave the job to the wrong guy.

See comments regarding TND & TWINE. Monty is misconstruing what Brozza was saying, he was not saying wow the invisible car that was all me. He was saying finally they may let me play Bond my way and let me have good director who is allowed to do his job.

I never said Brosnan was crazy about the invisible car, for the most part he had a better experience and felt with DAD he left on a high note, hence why he seemed hopeful about a fifth outing.

BTW Bond's line in the first script after killing Electra was the Bitch is dead. But that was too cold blooded for the producers.

Hmm, I don't think that line would have worked for that particular scene. Heck it didn't work on CR as a line in the middle of dialogue. It works much better when it's used as the final line, cut to black, cue credits.