Actor Pierce Brosnan, who played James Bond in four films in the saga between 1995 and 2002, spoke about the future of the British spy after the announcement of The resumption of “creative control” Amazon MGM franchise.
In an interview with Sunday Telegraph, the actor said “he deplored” this decision, but that he greeted “the courage” by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, historical producers of James Bond.
Pierce Brosnan also assured that he hoped to see “the story and the character” of James Bond treated “with dignity, originality and respect” by Amazon, emphasizing that it seemed “obvious” that the role should be entrusted to a British actor.
What successor of James Bond?
On February 20, American MGM American Studios announced that they were going to take the “Creative Control” franchise Bond James After an agreement with Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
Even if they will continue to be co -owners of the franchise, the brothers and sister, who have been in controls since Goldeyereleased in 1995, after Barbara Broccoli’s father, Albert, passed her hands, therefore, retired from the direct production of the films around the famous British spy.
Therefore, the choice of Daniel Craig’s successor to embody the character created by the writer Ian Fleming now returns to Amazon Mgm Studios. This situation concerns certain franchise fans, who fear that the role will be attributed to an American actor, who would be the first in the history of the saga.
If Amazon has still formalized the actor, the names of actors James Norton, Aaron Taylor -johnson and Theo James, all British, are murmured in the specialized press for several months. In the past, James Bond has already been interpreted by two non -British actors: the Australian George Lazenby and Irish Pierce Brosnan.
Source: BFM TV
