EON officially denies Clive Owen will be taking over from Brosnan

17-Sep-2002 • Bond News

EON, producers of the Bond series, have officially denied rumours that Clive Owen will be taking over the PPK from Brosnan after "Die Another Day". The unfounded rumours began in the UK tabloid press, Sky News and commercial radio.

The makers of the James Bond movies have emphatically denied a tabloid`s claim that Clive Owen will replace Pierce Brosnan after Die Another Day.

The Daily Star newspaper purportedly quotes "a pal" of Owen saying "James Bond bosses" have ordered him to grow a beard so that his image cannot be associated with that of 007.

But Eon Productions, which makes the Bond films, dismissed the report as "total fiction".

In the Daily Star report, Owen is quoted as saying that he understands Brosnan recommended him to take over as Bond after Die Another Day.

But a spokeswoman at Eon told Teletext: "We are not looking for a replacement for Pierce. We are concentrating on Die Another Day and Pierce will continue as Bond."

Owen can be seen in The Bourne Identity. He impressed critics with his performance in Croupier.

Thanks to `Umpire` for the alert.