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‘Chops, talent and charisma’: Pierce Brosnan backs Aaron Taylor-Johnson as James Bond


The four-time 007 described him as ‘the greatest’ while George Lazenby said he ‘can handle the stunts and all the ladies who love a man in a tux’

Speaking on Good Morning Britain last week, Pryce said: “He’s grown into a wonderful actor and when he was a little younger, he did this extraordinary sort of action film where he played a superhero. Meanwhile George Lazenby, who played Bond in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, told TMZ he believed Taylor-Johnson, “can handle the stunts and all the ladies who love a man in a tux”. The Australian actor added that at the time he understood Taylor-Johnson had not yet been formally offered the role, given that his own experience involved multiple tests and auditions.

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