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Former 007 Pierce Brosnan Insists Any Future James Bond Must Not Be American, After Amazon Takeover


The former 007 star approves of Amazon taking creative control of the longrunning spy franchise.

Pierce Brosnan played 007 in four films between 1995 and 2002.EON Just as former political leaders are constantly asked about current events, so previous James Bond actors being interviewed about new projects can set their watch to when they’ll be asked who should follow in their footsteps and play the next 007. While Daniel Craig has made a point of shrugging his shoulders and telling everyone, “I don’t care,” his predecessor Pierce Brosnan has apparently given a little more thought to the matter. Following the very Scottish-sounding Sean Connery’s debut as Bond in 1962, Roger Moore, Brosnan and recently Daniel Craig have all bestowed on 007 a cut-glass English accent.

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