New James Bond?

Source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/s...ing%20Standard

He is the most successful 007 of all, but Pierce Brosnan is being pensioned off as James Bond.

Producers have decided that, at the age of 50, he is not attracting enough young fans and will be recruiting a successor before the next film.

Names in the frame include Jude Law, Christian Bale, Orlando Bloom, Colin Farrell and Hugh Jackman.

Brosnan was 'optioned' to make one more Bond film, meaning he would do it if producers still wanted him. But he has been told that the option will not be taken up for the 22nd Bond movie, due to be made next year.

In some ways he is a victim of his own success. The massive £705million box office takings for his four-film run and, in particular the £250million triumph of his last appearance, Die Another Day, has left producers wondering how they can possibly go one better.

So instead of trying to, they have decided to take a step back and recreate the early days of Bond with a younger actor.

'Bond reached a peak in Die Another Day - one of the most succesful films ever - but now we have the opportunity to re-energise the franchise and take it to even greater heights,' said a source at Eon productions.

'We will go back to the first days of Bond - maybe even his first mission. We want to attract more young fans and we think that having a younger Bond will help.'

Brosnan's sex symbol status was not helped by pictures taken at a family barbecue last October in which he betrayed signs of middleage spread.

The decision for a change was given added impetus when Britney Spears approached producers to ask for a role in the next movie.

They realised the 22-year- old singer would look more like Brosnan's daughter than his love interest.

The source added that Brosnan was happy with the decision. 'Pierce felt Roger Moore did one too many Bond movies and he wants to move on while he is still considered alongside Sean Connery,' he said.

Brosnan took over as Bond in 1995, in GoldenEye. He was contracted to do three films, with the option of a fourth. That option was extended to include a fifth after the success of The World Is Not Enough, his third film which came out in 2000.

Roger Moore did his last Bond film, A View To A Kill, when he was 58 while Sean Connery was just 41 when he called it a day in Diamonds Are Forever, though he made a one-off comeback at 53 in Never Say Never Again.

Brosnan has already shown that he is more than just a one-trick pony with acclaimed roles in The Thomas Crown Affair and The Tailor of Panama. A spokesman for Eon said that Brosnan may not be part of future plans.

'We are always looking to target younger audiences,' he said. 'We want fans who will still be watching in 40 years. We are looking at what direction we want Bond to go and when that decision has been made, that will determine the cast and plot. No decisions have been made.'

Brosnan is most Bond fans' second favourite actor in the role, according to David Black, chairman of the James Bond International Fan Club.

'I think most fans still see Connery as the best Bond, with Brosnan coming second,' he said. 'It depends who you grew up with. Older fans prefer Sean while the younger ones prefer Brosnan.'

Of the candidates to take over, Hugh Jackman, who starred in X-Men, was the most fancied by fans, he said.


All I can say is: PLEASE, NOT ORLANDO BLOOM!

Source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/s...ing%20Standard He is the most successful 007 of all, but Pierce Brosnan is being pensioned off as James Bond. Producers have decided that, at the age of 50, he is not attracting enough young fans and will be recruiting a successor before the next film. Names in the frame include Jude Law, Christian Bale, Orlando Bloom, Colin Farrell and Hugh Jackman. Brosnan was 'optioned' to make one more Bond film, meaning he would do it if producers still wanted him. But he has been told that the option will not be taken up for the 22nd Bond movie, due to be made next year. In some ways he is a victim of his own success. The massive £705million box office takings for his four-film run and, in particular the £250million triumph of his last appearance, Die Another Day, has left producers wondering how they can possibly go one better. So instead of trying to, they have decided to take a step back and recreate the early days of Bond with a younger actor. 'Bond reached a peak in Die Another Day - one of the most succesful films ever - but now we have the opportunity to re-energise the franchise and take it to even greater heights,' said a source at Eon productions. 'We will go back to the first days of Bond - maybe even his first mission. We want to attract more young fans and we think that having a younger Bond will help.' Brosnan's sex symbol status was not helped by pictures taken at a family barbecue last October in which he betrayed signs of middleage spread. The decision for a change was given added impetus when Britney Spears approached producers to ask for a role in the next movie. They realised the 22-year- old singer would look more like Brosnan's daughter than his love interest. The source added that Brosnan was happy with the decision. 'Pierce felt Roger Moore did one too many Bond movies and he wants to move on while he is still considered alongside Sean Connery,' he said. Brosnan took over as Bond in 1995, in GoldenEye. He was contracted to do three films, with the option of a fourth. That option was extended to include a fifth after the success of The World Is Not Enough, his third film which came out in 2000. Roger Moore did his last Bond film, A View To A Kill, when he was 58 while Sean Connery was just 41 when he called it a day in Diamonds Are Forever, though he made a one-off comeback at 53 in Never Say Never Again. Brosnan has already shown that he is more than just a one-trick pony with acclaimed roles in The Thomas Crown Affair and The Tailor of Panama. A spokesman for Eon said that Brosnan may not be part of future plans. 'We are always looking to target younger audiences,' he said. 'We want fans who will still be watching in 40 years. We are looking at what direction we want Bond to go and when that decision has been made, that will determine the cast and plot. No decisions have been made.' Brosnan is most Bond fans' second favourite actor in the role, according to David Black, chairman of the James Bond International Fan Club. 'I think most fans still see Connery as the best Bond, with Brosnan coming second,' he said. 'It depends who you grew up with. Older fans prefer Sean while the younger ones prefer Brosnan.' Of the candidates to take over, Hugh Jackman, who starred in X-Men, was the most fancied by fans, he said. All I can say is: PLEASE, NOT ORLANDO BLOOM!

those people must be greedy when they make a lot of money and still complain that they aren't attracting enough younger fans.I only heard of Hugh Jackman and Colin Farell.I think having Britney Spears in the movie would make the movie more popular because lots of horny men would want to see the movie(like me)and also the people who listen to her music would want to watch it.

Im not sure, though. Most bond girls would atleast have some acting skills and some class. :\

Personally, I would want Hugh Jackman to get the part, I think he would be the best bond by far.

Brosnan is a great bond,

They guy from The Tuxedo ... the spy dude would make a great bond.





Finesse

Jason Isaacs? Yeah, he would be awesome as a bond.

I don't know how many will agree, but I'd like to see Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith) play bond.

That would be interesting.

He has no sex appeal though...

Jude Law is the best actor of the bunch and I could definately see him as Bond. He's also British so it fits the part.

Oh yeah, forgot about him. He would be pretty good to, just not Orlando Bloom!

Johnny Depp for Bond!

Okay, in all seriousness, Mr. Law would be great at it.

BTW, Die Another Day wasn't that great of a Bond film. It seemed like a ton of older Bond cliches thrown together.

Jude Law would be my pick. What movie was he in where he was the best damn sniper ever?

Okay, I can't help it, it's driving me bashit.

DanXIII, you have a nasty habit of quoting the entirety of extremely long posts and then responding to them with usually no more than a single sentence. I'm not asking you to make your posts longer, I'm asking you to stop quoting all of an extremely long post. If you're responding to a thread, people are going to know what you're responding to, you don't have to show them the whole post again.

To stay on-topic, I think this is a fine idea. I just wished that they had said something about it before Die Another Day came out. I was expecting to see at least one more Bond movie with Brosnan, and learning now that Pierce will no longer be James Bond just sucks. He didn't have a "farewell" film, they just dropped him in the middle of the action. That sucks!

Jude Law would be my pick. What movie was he in where he was the best damn sniper ever?

Enemy at the Gates.

And in response to Raziel... I was thinking the exact same thing. Dan XIII's nasty habits are driving me batshit insane as well.

Really, the only good reasons to quote a post are:
a)You are quoting only part of a post to indicate what part you are responding to
b)You break the quote into several parts, giving your comments to each part under it
c)You are quoting from a different thread
d)The post you are replying to is a few days old and/or on a different page, to help the linear mode users out.

Especially if the post being replied to is on the same page, there is no reason to quote the whole thing, because everyone can just click the "in reply to" link to jump to the post without even having to load a page.

That sucks for Brosnan, he was super pissed when he could not get out of his ABC contract and Timothy Dalton was chosen as Bond (he sucked). He waited a long time and now he only gets four films. Ah well, Connery is the best Bond ever anyway.

Unless they get a really great new Bond... I suggest they stop... this shit is getting old, and worse each time.

Thank you Robotic. Going to go rent that movie soon - was freaking great!

It is sort of getting old. I believe they are somewhat like someone else said taking from older films because today's generation might not have seen them. They are just remaking stuff, but the special effects have gotten better but that's cuz of the technology.