Starred In Goldeneye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002)
Star Sign :- Taurus
After a 6-year gap between Timothy Dalton's last Bond, Licence To Kill, Pierce Brosnan stepped into the spotlight as the new James Bond in Goldeneye in 1995. Pierce was actually considered to play the part of James Bond for The Living Daylights in 1987, but was tied into a contract to play Remington Steele in the TV series of the same name, which he had been doing now for some time. After the passing away of his wife Cassandra Harris (who incidentally played Countess Lisl Von Slaugh in For Your Eyes Only) in late 1991, Pierce took a break from filming for a while before appearing in a few films and then took the role of James Bond in Goldeneye in 1995. At the time the series was quite unstable after the 6-year gap, with a waiving interest in the series. However Pierce Brosnan makes an explosive entrance in the role by making Goldeneye steal the title of "All-Time Biggest Grossing Bond Film" from Moonraker, which it had been holding for 16 years! Tomorrow Never Dies enjoyed relative success with The World Is Not Enough doing well at the box office. Pierce still continues to star in many other non-Bond films, with some of these including The Thomas Crown Affair (1997) and Dante's Peak (1995).
Perhaps the success of the Pierce Brosnan films is the fact that critics and audiences see him as one of the best Bond's since Sean Connery. Even though Sean Connery's era ended over a quarter of a century ago, James Bond's, in this case Pierce Brosnan, are still compared to Sean Connery. His portrayal of the character is indeed similar to that played by Sean, he's smooth, one with the ladies, relaxed and has a witty comment for nearly every occasion. Pierce like Sean, also seems to have the "darker" side to the character which is seen more in The World Is Not Enough, which I think adds more depth and scope to the character. Pierce lives currently in Malibu, California, with his wife Keely Shaye Smith. Filming for the next Bond film "Die Another Day" starts in January 2002 where Pierce Brosnan once more straps on his tuxedo and dons his Walther as he plays 007 - The Man.
