How true, Joe. I wouldn't put it past them. It almost sounds like Pierce didn't like playing James Bond. Or maybe he's trying to not sound hurt by the mere one phone. Trying to keep the ole ego from getting bruised.
-- Jonathan On 17 Aug 2005 at 21:58, Joe Bonelli wrote: > 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. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.11/74 - Release Date: 8/17/2005 > 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.
