British tabloids `confirm` Pierce Brosnan has quit his role as James Bond 007

29-Jul-2004 • Casino Royale

Following Pierce Brosnan`s remarks in an Entertainment Weekly interview a few days ago, the British press are now "confirming" that the fifth 007 actor has quit his role for good.

Brosnan said in the original interview, "Bond is another lifetime behind me. We went out on a high and I look back affectionately at that time and doing those four movies. But I've said all I've got to say on it."

Today, the Daily Mirror (UK) is amongst a gaggle of papers writing the Brosnan-Bond obituary.

Many female fans will miss Brosnan's smouldering brown eyes (sic) and soft Irish brogue but they'll also be impressed with the list of stars wanting to take his place, which the Mirror have listed as Colin Firth, Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Ioan Gruffud, and even Rupert Everett.

The paper claims, "...whoever is chosen as the sixth will be thrown into action pretty soon as Bond movie makers EON Productions want to start shooting the next film in January.

A spokesman said yesterday: "We would never speculate on the next star. We get hundreds of people who think they would make a good Bond."

Both Sean Connery and Roger Moore publicly "quit" from their 007 roles only to return again.

Thanks to `JCC007` for the alert.