At 68, Pierce Brosnan Shares a Shocking Revelation About His James Bond Era

“They Fired James Bond.” That’s the call Pierce Brosnan got while staying in the Bahamas. Just months earlier, producers couldn’t stop praising him, calling him the perfect 007. But in a single moment, everything changed. The man who saved the franchise with GoldenEye was fired without any notice. But what happened behind the scenes? Why did Hollywood suddenly turn its back on him? At 68, Brosnan breaks his silence to reveal the betrayal, the heartbreak, and the truth about his final days as 007. This is the story the studio never wanted you to hear.

[@vincesacca5025]

I liked him as Bond. Many people enjoyed him. I think he helped the series tremendously.

[@tobyschmoll2792]

Brosnan was great as 007. Even from his days on Remington Steele, I thought he had the charm to play Bond. They were stupid to get rid of him. Glad he bounced back

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

When I watched the first episode of Remington Steele (one of my all time favourite TV shows), I turned to my wife and said, want to bet who the next James Bond will be? It was fairly obvious to any Bond fan he was made for the role. Very disappointing that he was dumped for no obvious reason.

[@techniqueswithtodd]

Same ;) I was watching Remington Steel and thinking "wow he would be perfet as 007".

[@headmasterritual957]

What 'shocking revelation'? No menton of anything other than that they fired him because they were 'not quite sure what to do'.

[@gonzo-uf6zi]

Lame!

[@DDGVET4]

@@gonzo-uf6zi all of these type videos are lame.

[@dennismanuel6156]

Thanks.

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

I still don't understand how they went from Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig. No offence to Daniel Craig, he has his own style, just not a suave super agent.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Daniel Craig looks more like a doorman at Spearmint Rhino, than a super agent.

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Daniel Craig is IMHO a very good actor. He's just a terrible James Bond.

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

@@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw 🤣🤣🤣 I thought he was more suitable as Ethan Hunt.

[@glengabruch4664]

Craig always reminded me of Red Grant from the movie From Russia with Love.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

100% this

[@user-kd7vs2nr2s]

He was the perfect 007

[@sethi100]

He was my favorite Bond.

[@SuperChicken666]

Can't they edit the script so that the computer can read it naturally. Zero zero seven. Sorry. My pet peeve.😮

[@dangerouslydazzling]

It's double 0 7

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Pronunciation is execrable. It's torture to listen to.

[@chrisardern4594]

007 is probably copy written and cant be used without permission.

[@scottbraun2457]

Certainly irritating. I'm sure all the BONDs, would agree..and then make a very bad..and equally funny joke about it..while playfully testing out another fine product from Q-Branch..lol.!😊

[@barbarahomrighaus6852]

Seriously. It's so annoying.

[@EricMustardman]

It definitely isn't "zero - zero - seven", it's always been and will always be "double oh - seven"!

[@kevindondrea144]

Yep, they do this all the time. Watch videos on guns and airlines. They'll say 3 5 7 instead of Three Fiftyseven. Or 7 4 7 instead of 7 Fortyseven. its annoying.

[@fellowcitizen]

I shudder to think how they pronounce "Sean Connery"

[@chatschmatpodcast]

some call him (wrongly) oh-oh seven but never zero zero seven

[@justinfreemen3427]

Thank you!! I don’t understand and won’t try to understand why he says it like that lol 😂

[@gonzo-uf6zi]

If someone could artfully replace the irreplaceable Sean Connery, it was Pierce Brosnan, and did it brilliantly!

[@STONE-wh2en]

I watched the Bond's films in the cinema since 1973 (Live and Let Die) and I really liked Brosnan's Bond. The way he said: "my name is Bond" is, to me, just perfect.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

It's true. The man's word is literally his "Bond."

[@PierreLamirande]

He was and always be the best Bond of all.

[@CelticSpiritsCoven]

Not sure he tops Sean Connery.

[@martynromaine8518]

He was the best Bond. Daniel Craig is not a good Bond. Brosnan was perfect

[@thierryfiq]

"This is the reason why Pierce Brosnan was fired as 007... Pierce was born..." That's EXACTLY why I detest that kind of "documentary "... Stick to the subject please... 🙄🙄🙄

[@rinraiden]

He'll always be Bond to me.

[@neorandy]

Can NOT get past “zero, zero, 7”. I’m out

[@edu-kt]

I did and it was worth it. If you can fix that, please do so.

[@user-kd7vs2nr2s]

He also played in Remington Steele which is why they had those two Bond movies with Anthony newley cuz they wouldn't release his contract to do bond

[@danlove12k]

Daniel Craig sucked with the last one being a flop. Should’ve given Pierce at least two more bond films 😅

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

They raved about Casino Royale. It was absolutely dreadful. The whole death of Vesper Lind sequence was overblown and boring. All the Craig Bond movies are dull.

[@IrishScribbler]

$1.1 billion in box office takings for Skyfall alone says you’re wrong. $774 million for No Time To Die doesn’t make it a flop either, in fact it was the third highest grossing Bond film ever. Such a shame Santa didn’t leave you that extra braincell you’ve been craving. Brosnan was a great Bond, but after Goldeneye the writing got worse and worse. Invisible cars and OTT CGI 🥱

[@Oldschool1943]

Brosnan will always be my James bond. his 007 is my childhood.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Achievement Unlocked: Making the Old Feel Even Older

[@mikefalderoff8236]

I haven’t watched more than bits and pieces of any Bond movies after they dumped him as 007. They should’ve waited before replacing him…about a decade

[@MrDublin2]

Sad at the way he was discarded so badly - As bond, he was a thousand times better than Craig.

[@harryc1971]

Brosnan always looked like he was having fun with the role, each actor brings a different tone to their series i don't think the public could shift to the darker Casino Royal with him and sadly its a ticking clock with longevity in those movies as well. It would be great to see him in an Old'Bond movie though

[@DanielCarrapa]

Pierce Brosnan was probably the best actor to ever play James Bond. Unfortunately, he had to work with some of the worst scripts in the series. And awful cgi as well. Goldeneye is great, though.

[@FyllipG]

His Charisma perfectly fit being James Bond..

[@pushkardivakar5912]

Brosnan was Just the GOAT.

[@renelaforgia705]

I saw him as 007 as soon as I saw him in the 80ies. Why did they fire him

[@YTguySmithy-lk6go]

They didn't fire him. He wasn't under contract to make a fifth film. They wanted to go with a Bond Begins storyline (Batman Begins was a success in 2005) so they recast the role.

[@johnsdao3917]

Best James bond ever made

[@grandpafalkenrath2988]

I respectfully disagree

[@MsDana-mo9fp]

I liked Pierce Brosnan, but my favorite was Sir Roger Moore!

[@user-kd7vs2nr2s]

I'm sorry Danielle Craig was the best he🎉 made bond believable

[@edu-kt]

I agree with Connery in a very close 2nd place.

[@edu-kt]

@@user-kd7vs2nr2s To me Craig was another character, good movies but not quite Bond movies.

[@PhotoTrekr]

Has anyone ever aged better than Pierce Brosnan?

[@YTguySmithy-lk6go]

One important point that you got wrong. Pierce Brosnan wasn't fired from the role of James Bond. He had a contract for four films. He wasn't under contract to make a fifth Bond film. The producers decided to recast. Brosnan claimed the producers were going to make a fifth film with him but they changed their mind. The producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, said they were tired after making Die Another Day and wanted to reinvent the franchise so a new actor was necessary. It's fair to say Daniel Craig's Casino Royale was less cartoony than Brosnan's Die Another Day. The producers did give the franchise a shift in tone and for better or worse Pierce Brosnan was considered not right for the change in direction. Casino Royale was also a Bond Begins storyline so not suited to an older established Bond actor such as Brosnan.

[@ECCL11]

November Man is the most underrated film Pierce ever made.

[@johnsdao3917]

Great actor and person ❤😊

[@teyvang3953]

Yo, he is my James Bond 007. When i was young in 90's i watched and enjoyed them.

[@Spectre-tk9ck]

The best 007 ever. I like it. ❤

[@elizaquisimundo2279]

YOU LOOK AT YOUNGER AT YOUR AGE ...YOU LOOK HUNDSOME AND GORGOUS ..😊😊😊❤👍🌹🌹🌹

[@davidchahal7682]

Brosnan was fantastic as Bond ! They should've let him do more Bond movies...

[@samspencer582]

They did the biggest mistake firing Brosnan and giving the role to craig who is the worst Bond actor.

[@gonzo-uf6zi]

They try to paint a rosy picture for Craig, but it didn't convince me!

[@IrishScribbler]

Billions in box office takings say you’re wrong. And Brosnan was in his mid 50s by the time Casino Royale was made, hence why Die Another Day was as much fun to watch as having your toenails pulled out.

[@techniqueswithtodd]

He really was the perfect James Bond. Also yes he did save the franchise.

[@jackblack3580]

He will always be The November Man.. a film that's better than any Bond movie that came after he left the franchise 🎯💯

[@barbarahomrighaus6852]

Seriously, it's Double Oh 7. I hate the obviously computer generated audio. Just hire a person.

[@JakDax-l2n]

I also believe Pierce Brosnan is the best one who played James Bond He pulled it off like it was nothing Started with GoldenEye and moved his way on up I think Pierce Brosnan is also the first one who got his own game back in the 1990's

[@robertleedom7600]

Pierce is a real trooper and a really nice guy...... God bless him---- and I hope he has a happy new year........

[@johnrider5701]

The writers and producers let Piers down with his last Bond movie..

[@arindamchakarborty2346]

Brosnan was the last james bond , craig was not a bond but jasone bourne . What happened wrong with brosnans movies were because of poor script selection and bad director choise full caused by broccolis but broccolis poured full dissapointment on brosnan . They sacked Brosnan it was a mistake . Bond should be handsome . Just like connery moore brosnan

[@oldrrocr]

I think All the Bonds breathed new life into the franchise... it lasted 60 years!

[@kevindondrea144]

His singing didn't get mixed reviews in Mamma Mia, his singing was AWFUL!!!!!!!!!! My ears hurt hearing him singing. I joked with my wife that I didn't realize James Bond sucked so much as a singer. 😁😁

[@VIDSInsight]

He'll always be Bond, James Bond to me. 😉

[@fpvrcstuff]

I enjoyed the part where they showed some of his art!

[@susanjones6202]

The Best James Bond Since Sean Connery

[@davidtaylor2152]

You didn't mention his film with Jackie Chan in 2017.

[@proctivoro]

He is the bond show swiming across to a China hotel ❤

[@DHTCF]

Brosnan was a great Bond. And, unlike Connery, unlike Moore, unlike Craig, he didn’t stay longer than he should

[@bizarroeddie1]

He was a good Bond, but his movies weren't good after GoldenEye. So the producers chose to start over instead of doing a Roger Moore again using him until he was way too old for the role.

[@gavinrive160]

Love his first two 007 movies but I prefer Moore and Connery.

[@mixza81]

Thank you.

[@DRMORSEgreekwellville]

The most lovable Bond after Connery.

[@feedingravens]

He had what the stereotype of Bond needs - elegance, good looks, arrogance but also self-irony, and emotion. That was what Sean Connery shaped. Roger Moore was a little too arrogant and aristocratic for my taste. For me the last Sean Connery movies was a highlight, because they made endless fun of the stereotypes. When he pours some liquid in a glass into the face of the guy that tries to kill him, and that guy screams and falls over as it it had been the acid from "Alien" - and then Sean Connery looks at the tag on the glass "urine sample James Bond" - that was priceless. For me Daniel Craig was the exitus of the series - the character has been reduced to a robotic killer machine. Like so many modern "heroes". All lone wolves that are on a revenge spree against the evil villain(s), in total self-justice, defying any laws and regulations. Killing becomes an aesthetic ballet, and realism is sacrificed to that. It is all not much better than an ego-shooter computer game. The hero has practically unlimited ammo. running out of ammo is just a dramatic interlude. Dozens of enemies shoot with rifles at the hero, not a single hit, the hero shoots while running and without aiming and kills with each round. When the hero gets hit, he says "Ouch!" and seconds later is in better physical shape than all the enemies. Handguns are not good at penetration at distance, but rifles are different. Wood panels or car doors are no match. The only safe place behind a car is the engine block. Also that is totally ignored in the movies of the last decades. While for germans like me that is anyhow all just a fairytale, as guns play no role in our everyday lives, in the US where guns are abundant and celebrated as necessary part of a true man's life, I have the fear people's ideas are influenced by such "performances". That guns are a legit means of handling a conflict, that self-justice is OK and that you as a hero will make it.

[@MakerBoyOldBoy]

P. Brosnan is a very versatile actor. His one time co-star, Stephanie Zimbalist from Remington Steele described Brosnan as an excellent character actor who is very handsome. His variety of early roles in Ireland and after Bond certainly confirm that view. Brosnan always gives 100% to each character. For Bond he brought by intention a far more nuanced emotional Bond which Connery was not allowed to do. The short original novels portrayed Bond as brutal and suave. No emotional depth. Connery, Timothy Dalton, and Daniel Craig were spot on with their versions of the character. Roger Moore enlarged his TV Saint character for his Bond. Little relation to the novels. I greatly enjoyed all of them for their versions. All were entertaining. Now, Bond Girls open up an interesting topic. Commentators really must read the original short novels to have a legitimate basis for opinions other than "I Like . . ."

[@IrishScribbler]

What on earth are you on about? Pierce never acted in Ireland, he only portrayed characters originally from Ireland who emigrated to other parts of the world.

[@MakerBoyOldBoy]

@@IrishScribbler Please read his bio and filmography on IMDB and other Internet sources His Irish based production company Irish Dreamtime is also interesting. Best to do basic research.

[@JohnALong-nl2hj]

They should have kept him.

[@jamesrizza2640]

I think he was the best bond hands down, the right combination of humor, seriousness and dashing. I like Daniel Craig, but way to serious, thus realistic?

[@TheHawkeye50317]

Yeah, no one ever says zero - zero - seven. But then computer voices often mispronounce basic words. LOL

[@gopherb3985]

Pierce was a good Bond. The material after goldeneye was subpar it wasn't his fault.

[@RobWaller72]

flip the script and have him be the next Bond movie villain

[@dangerouslydazzling]

You forget his role in the long good friday

[@JamesLenehan-e6z]

Denise Richards. Shocking actress, if you want to call her that!

[@grahampowell7669]

Bottom of the pile for me

[@jeffreyhernandez6600]

the best Bond

[@manuelbover4816]

You never answered why they decided not to use him to play the role of James Bond. Was it because he asked for bigger salary then before I'm guessing that's what it was

[@AllenMurphy-le8sw]

As for his looks, they are probably as as handsome as a guy could get. And he did have a charm about him. I accepted him as James Bond, of course love my favorite was Sean Connery. 3:40 3:42 3:47

[@daveofyorkshire301]

He was better as Remington Steele...

[@columbo301]

he is older than 68

[@CarlAyers-x8h]

Just because you said zero zero7, i'm not watching the video.

[@kevindondrea144]

He Dove into the project not Dived. Technically it could be either way but it sounds more human using dove.

[@JamesLenehan-e6z]

Zero Zero seven?? He was brought up in Navan. Get your facts correct

[@Andrwme]

It's Double O not zero.

[@dafyddthomas7299]

I very good bond

[@jeremiah5342]

I like Pierce but his Bond films seemed pretty boneheaded and incoherent, like a lot of 90s action films. He deserved better scripts.

[@patrickdonahue8384]

Can't act worth a shot. 😮.

[@Carguytct]

I did not like him as James Bond. He was the most feminine of all James Bond.

[@MrDavey2010]

This is a very rose-tinted documentary skating over a variety of important facts.

[@sonnysantana5454]

funny he played a better killer when he wasn't playing 007'

[@spankyharland9845]

Pierce Brosnan - the disposable Bond..... thank you for making us money, you are fired now.

[@bertcarandang6769]

Why is it so hard to say Double OO7?

[@MustaphaBirmah-e4d]

May be its 96

[@cejannuzi]

He looked old and out of shape. They did manage to make two good Bond films with him.

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

Out of shape?.... Have you sen the later Sean Connery?

[@EricMustardman]

@@Black_Sun_Dark_Star Yes, and he didn't convince me, either.

[@johnnyguitar6639]

@@Black_Sun_Dark_Star The problem is with a person like bond. You would need to stay in top shape all the time. So in away he is right. I seem to recall even connery, said he was too old at some point. Dalton was perfect When he got the part, though he looked younger. The problem is they go for established actors in the middle of their life span. And they take too long to shoot a new movie. Roger more was too old to. I don't ,mind Brosnan as bond. Thought I prefer Dalton. The problem is mostly in the story line. No one could foresee the collapse of the soviet union. So everything bond has mostly been based on the russian bad guys. When that fell through.They had no real story line anymore. Licence to kill would've been a worthy end to entire bond franchise.

[@Black_Sun_Dark_Star]

@johnnyguitar6639 I really didn't like Dalton as Bond. I thought he was too.... stiff. The fall of the Soviet was already in the works in the 80s. But they always needed an enemy to play their cold war spy games in the movies. They were running out of idea. And yes, they took too damn long to do each movie. Just look at how long it has been since Craig's last one, and they still haven't decided on an actor or script.

[@cejannuzi]

@@Black_Sun_Dark_Star Dude emerges from a North Korean prison with a beer gut. LOL. He looked pretty bad in his last Bond film.

[@CrackedThumbs1968]

As soon as I see the words "Altered or synthetic content" I know this is going to be a worthless video and not worth watching.

[@arnaudgerard1971]

Is it his hairstyle I don't like, or his characterization/charme? I'm sorry, he's not my favorite James Bond.

[@matthewronsson]

I thought he was the worst Bond up to that point, but studios lying to ones face and betraying others should not be a surprise to anyone. They work around what has been described as 'professional liars' for their miming other people's and characters actions and mannerism. Both get paid to do that; the actors and actresses and the executives all they way down to marketing depts.

[@williamharrell9305]

Good irishman

[@eddund6932]

ne pas perdre de vue, l'âge de l'acteur !

[@rory-red]

It's Double oh Seven you sound dumb saying it the other way.

[@marklaing9485]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍻🍻🍻WTF it’s double 0 7 😝

[@marklaing9485]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍻🍻🍻I know it’s against the norm 🤨these days but 😘Sir Roger Moore was my first 🤓

[@petebear8212]

I always thought he looked the part but didn't capture Flemings Bond like Dalton or Craig. Too old after Die Another Day. Both Dalton and Craig were the closest to Flemings Bond.

[@rory-red]

can't watch this horrible announcer

[@natew5544]

goldeneye was great. but the rest of them were mediocre but it wasnt his fault. it was sucky writing and story.

[@erichsenflemming]

Bourne movies came out. And was rough and tough. Bond had to change. No more funny stuff and Big cigars. They had to change. 👍👍

[@danebusk]

Klik hunter

[@MarcLudford]

He was too politically correct as James Bond

[@iansands8607]

ZERO, ZERO, SEVEN. FOR GODS SAKE, DOUBLE OH SEVEN. DOUBLE. OH. SEVEN.