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Just after the 30th anniversary of his first James Bond<\/a> film GoldenEye<\/em>‘s release in November 1995, Pierce Brosnan is getting real about what it would take for him to appear in another 007 film<\/a>.<\/p>\n When asked by British GQ<\/a><\/em> magazine whether he would ever consider playing a retired agent in a future installation from the franchise, the 72-year-old said, \u201cSometimes you entertain it and sometimes you just move on.\u201d He admitted that being in a blockbuster franchise \u201creally gets in the way of life.”<\/p>\n Related: A Blockbuster Legend Reveals What He Really Thinks of Streaming Service Films<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n As for taking back the titular role? That’s out of the question at the moment. \u201cOf course, people ask about Bond \u2013 \u2018would you?\u2019 and whatever \u2013 but that\u2019s another man\u2019s job,” said the father of five<\/a>. “But the possibilities of working within that film… It\u2019s going to be exciting to see what happens. I think everything changes, everything falls apart, so you just sit back and enjoy it all.\u201d<\/p>\n There are a lot of changes coming for the iconic film series. In February 2025, creative control was sold to Amazon MGM Studios for $1 billion from Eon Productions and the Broccoli family, who owned the IP for generations.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac <\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a> \ud83c\udfac<\/strong><\/p>\n Under Amazon MGM Studios, it was announced that Dune<\/em> director Denis Villeneuve is stepping in for the next installment, along with producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman and Peaky Blinders<\/em> creator Steven Knight as writer. The new regime did initially pique the interest<\/a> of Brosnan, who starred in four Bond<\/em> films before leaving after 2002\u2019s Die Another Day.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone wants to see a craggy, 72-year-old Bond, but if Villeneuve had something up his sleeve, I would look at it in a heartbeat,\u201d he told Radio Times<\/em> previously, though it seems his opinion may have changed since then. \u201cIt could be lots of laughs. Bald caps, prosthetics \u2026 who knows?\u201d The next Bond <\/em>star still has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n Related: How Bruce Springsteen Helped Jeremy Allen White \u2018Feel Like a Star\u2019 on Biopic Film Set<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Brosnan, who was preceded in the role by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton and succeeded by Daniel Craig, has continued to have a fruitful acting career after his time as James Bond. The actor starred in massive hits like Laws of Attraction, Mamma Mia!<\/em>, and Percy Jackson<\/em>, and his latest action film, Cliffhanger 2<\/em>, is set to be released in 2026.<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Nov 17, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just after the 30th anniversary of his first James Bond film GoldenEye‘s release in November 1995, Pierce Brosnan is getting real about what it would take for him to appear in another 007 film. 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