I thought it was said that he will return to this role. Is this old news or is Brosnan "outed" again?
--- Brent Wodehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/ap/20050817/112429692000.html > > Pierce Brosnan Out As James Bond, 007 > > Wednesday 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." > > ___ > > On the Net: > > http://www.piercebrosnan.com/ > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hmosu8s/M=362335.6886444.7839734.2575449/D=groups/S=1705034827:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124312497/A=2894362/R=0/SIG=138c78jl6/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/arts_culture/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/">What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater?Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/