Surely the "young" Powers that Be will now happily anoint a younger, more up-to-date Bond---
Can you say, "Eminem"??? "Hey, gurlfren, "Wassup, ho?! "Bon', James Bon, "Yuh f>@%^in' Mo- Fo!" Arghhh!! Joe B. > > From: Movielegends <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/08/17 Wed PM 04:17:32 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MOPO] Goodbye Mr. Bond..... > > Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond Lead > > NEW YORK (August 17) - A single, surprising phone call > and it was over. That's how Pierce Brosnan says he > learned that his services as James Bond would no > longer be required. > > "One phone call, that's all it took!" the 52-year-old > actor tells Entertainment Weekly magazine in its Aug. > 19 issue. > > Brosnan starred in four Bond films. He says that > before they stopped negotiations, the producers had > invited him back for a fifth time. > > "You know, the movie career for me really started with > Bond," says Brosnan, acknowledging that by the time > "GoldenEye" premiered in 1995, he was already 42. > > He then starred as 007 in "Tomorrow Never Dies" > (1997), "The World Is Not Enough" (1999) and "Die > Another Day" (2002). > > His departure from the role was a "titanic jolt to the > system," says Brosnan, followed by "a great sense of > calm." > > "I thought. ... I can do anything I want to do now. > I'm not beholden to them or anyone. I'm not shackled > by some contracted image. So there was a sense of > liberation." > > Brosnan says he's grateful to have had the role, but > adds: "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 plays a foulmouthed, skirt-chasing hit man in the > upcoming film "The Matador." > > "(For this) to come on the heels of my departure from > the world of Bond is sweet grace, to play this one as > a farewell to that chapter in time - it certainly > wasn't planned." > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
