Pierce Brosnan says Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen have been approached to take over the James Bond role

The media circus always comes to town when Pierce Brosnan has a new film out, especially as he is shooting from the hip on the current Bond 21 saga.

Speaking to UGO's Cinema Confidential, Brosnan opened up again on the `paralysis` and his potential successors.

Q: Where does the new Bond film stand right now?

PIERCE: It doesn’t stand anywhere. I don’t know what’s happening. There’s a paralysis that has come upon the producers. They don’t know whether to go forwards, backwards, sideways – I don’t know. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve honored my contract of doing four [Bond] movies. They know where to find me if they want me for the fifth.

Q: Is there someone else do you think that could be the next Bond?

PIERCE: Oh, there will always be someone else. If I was the fifth [Bond], there can always be a sixth.

Q: Is there another actor you think they will go with?

PIERCE: Yeah, I mean they’ve talked to Hugh Jackman and to Clive Owen – both actors are really fantastic and have the chops for it. I have no idea. I really don’t concern myself. I don’t lose sleep over it. I don’t wake up thinking, you know, ‘Am I going to be the next Bond?’ or ‘Is someone else going to be the next Bond.’ I have to let that one go, I really wouldn’t do myself any justice if I would lose sleep over it. If it’s the end of the ride, then so be it. I can move on and make films like "Evelyn," "Thomas Crown," or this movie… The movie has put me on a landscape on an international level, and for an actor, that’s a magnificent gift to have.

Thanks to `Matt` for the alert.

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