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Pierce Brosnan thinks Daniel Craig is a ‘magnificent’ James Bond (IrishCentral)

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:33:30 PDT

Pierce BrosnanThe 59-year-old actor - who portrayed the suave spy in four movies until 2002's 'Die Another Day' - believes his successor is the perfect choice for the character at present because he is so "hard" and the franchise has moved on to a different era, thanks largely to competition from the 'Bourne' movie seriesHe said: "Bond was a glorious time for me I have nothing but gratitude for having played such a role And Daniel is magnificent READ MORE

James Bond, aka Pierce Brosnan, turns totally against violent movies and guns (IrishCentral)

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:17:54 PDT

By: IrishCentral Staff Writers

Saying, “The gun law in America is absolutely crazy and out of control,” James Bond, AKA Irishman Pierce Brosnan, has turned against violence and thinks society is being deeply damaged by violence in films and video games.

Quentin Tarantino was game on for directing Pierce Brosnan as James Bond (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:17:37 PDT

By: Irish Voice Reporters

Though several years and movies have passed since Pierce Brosnan played the iconic superspy James Bond, he’s still asked about how it felt to get pushed overboard for the younger Daniel Craig in 2005.

Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan takes a trip to Ireland with his mom (IrishCentral)

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:47:14 PST

Pierce Brosnan and his mother Mary Carmichael in DublinPierce Brosnan visited Ireland last week with his mom, Mary Carmichael Mother and son took a trip down memory lane last Wednesday in Navan, Co Meath, where both herself and Pierce were born (They later moved to London after Pierce’s father abandoned them when he was only two READ MORE

Pierce Brosnan is not into Bond-ing? Meath actor won’t attend Oscar’s 50th Anniversary James Bond party (IrishCentral)

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:16:38 PST

Pierce Brosnan in Malibu in DecemberHmm could it be that Pierce Brosnan is planning to spoil the James Bond party at the Oscars in a couple of weeks?To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 007 superspy on film, Oscar organizers are planning a reunion of all the actors who have played Bond in the past READ MORE

Daniel Craig beat Pierce Brosnan as the James Bond actor most married women want to have an affair with (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 05:30:37 PDT

Pierce Brosnan as James BondThe hunky star - who reprises his role as 007 for a third time in new film 'Skyfall' - beat his predecessor Pierce Brosnan into second place to be named the first bedroom choice for committed ladies if they had a 'free pass' from their husbandsAccording to website IllicitEncounterscom, which conducted the poll, Craig received 43 per cent of the vote, while Pierce got 26 per centSir Sean Connery - who played the suave spy on seven occasions - came third with 23 per cent, followed by Sir Roger Moore in fourth with only four percent of votes READ MORE

Golden to blue eye - Former James Bond, Peirce Brosnan wears black eye for “Long Way Down” (IrishCentral)

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 06:00:43 PDT

Pierce Brosnan and his black and blue eye in Mallorca last weekendWhat the heck happened to Pierce Brosnan’s gorgeous face which was marred with a black and blue eye in Madrid last weekend?Thankfully the ugly eye was all in the name of a film role, and makeup was artfully applied to make it seem as if someone gave Pierce a good wallopBrosnan is currently in Mallorca filming A Long Way Down with Toni Collette, and he needed the make-up for a fight scene Maybe he’s staying in character off the set a la Daniel Day-Lewis, because the photo was taken while he was out and about enjoying some down time READ MORE

Pierce Brosnan officially the meanest James Bond of all killing 76 baddies in total (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 05:15:33 PDT

Pierce Brosnan as James BondJames Bond turns 50 this month, and Daniel Craig stars in the next installment of the lucrative spy franchise, Skyfall, which debuts before ThanksgivingBut who is the meanest Bond of them all? Believe it or not Irishman Pierce Brosnan holds that distinction During the four Bond flicks he starred in – Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day – Pierce got to kill 76 baddies while the other Bond legends, Roger Moore and Sean Connery, notched 51 kills eachCraig, meanwhile, snuffed only 25 enemies in his three films, so perhaps Bond is becoming kinder and gentler in his old age READ MORE

"Twilight's" Robert Pattinson wants to play James Bond in 20 years time (IrishCentral)

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:30:49 PDT

Robert PattinsonThe 26-year-old star wants to play Ian Fleming's iconic spy but thinks he'll be perfect for the role in two more decadesHe confessed: "Yeah, I'd definitely like to go for Bond, but in more like 20 years There'd be nothing worse than, like, 'Let's get a fresh-faced Bond!' That would be the worst idea in the world It would be ridiculous to reinvent it as some young posh kid READ MORE

Pierce Brosnan looks James Bond dapper at Paris Fashion Week (IrishCentral)

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 07:16:19 PDT

Pierce Brosnan with Fan Bingbing and Milla Jovovich (Getty Images)Pierce Brosnan, currently in Paris filming Love Punch with Emma Thompson, used some of his time away from the set on Sunday to take in Fashion Week with the likes of Jessica Alba and Christina Hendricks Pierce was front row at the Versace show, smack in the middle of Chinese actress Fan Bingbing (that’s not a typo!) and Milla Jovovich READ MORE

“Dark Knight Rises’” Christopher Nolan looks to the future - Howard Hugh’s biopic or James Bond possibilities (IrishCentral)

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:50:16 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

Fans of the Batman franchise will have to face it: this summers go-around is likely to be director Christopher Nolan's last. Speaking this weekend at the Produced By Conference he dampened any suggestions about him directing a fourth Batman movie. It's unlikely he indicated.

“James Bond’s” Pierce Brosnan joins Owen Wilson in “The Coup” (IrishCentral)

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:14:34 PDT

By: CATHY HAYES

Former 007 actor and Navan man Pierce Brosnan is set to star alongside funnyman Owen Wilson in “The Coup”, an upcoming action thriller, reports Variety.

Daniel Craig says he was pushed to his limits in new James Bond movie 'Skyfall' (IrishCentral)

Tue, 01 May 2012 06:15:39 PDT

The actor returns as the iconic British spy in the upcoming film and he promises 007 fans the character is tested even more than he was in his previous films 'Casino Royale' and 'Quantum of Solace'He told the new issue of Empire magazine: "He's always out of his f***ing comfort zone! Hanging off the top of some kind of structure somewhere, I don't know how comfortable that ever is I know for me how uncomfortable it is, pushing him, I think, is the best way to describe it"We're just pushing the characters, physically and emotionally, as far as we can in the context of a Bond movie READ MORE

Former 'James Bond' Pierce Brosnan sells his LA mansion for $2.6 million (IrishCentral)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:00:24 PST

Pierce BrosnanThey say real estate is the safest investment you can make, and that certainly holds true for Pierce Brosnan, who just unloaded a Malibu beach home he purchased in 1996 for $600,000 at a new and improved 2012 price of $26 millionBrosnan and his wife Keely were looking to make a bigger killing when they first listed the property in 2010 with an asking price of $39 million, but they’re undoubtedly thrilled with making a tidy $2 million profit READ MORE

Sir Roger Moore loved doing bedroom scenes when he played James Bond - VIDEOS (IrishCentral)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:45:16 PST

007 - Roger MooreThe 84-year-old actor – who appeared as the British spy in seven films in the franchise between 1973 and 1985 – wishes he had been able to get up close and personal with more actresses in the iconic movie seriesHe said: "I always rather liked the bedroom scenes I felt we didn't have enough of those really"I very much enjoyed being the debonair hero, but I did find it hard to believe Bond could be a spy and yet be so well known by barmen all over the world READ MORE

‘X-Men’s’ James McEvoy says costar Michael Fassbender would make a great ‘James Bond’ (IrishCentral)

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:30:10 PDT

James McAvoy, the Scottish-born star of X-Men: First Class, thinks his Irish co-star Michael Fassbender would make an excellent James Bond when the time comes to cast a new version of the British super-spy, currently portrayed by Daniel CraigThe rising star Fassbender, born in Germany but raised in Killarney, Co Kerry by his Irish mother and German father, is one of the names being bandied about as a possible future Bond; McAvoy is on the list as well But Fassbender would shake and stir better than all of them, McAvoy contends READ MORE

James Bond’s latest villian is an Irishman - Dunne, Niall Dunne (IrishCentral)

Sat, 28 May 2011 06:50:05 PDT

The return is James Bond has been marked by the latest novel by Jeffrey Deaver, the best selling American author John Spain reviews the newest adventure of the reborn spyHe has bravely taken on and suavely defeated the likes of Oddjob, May Day, Jaws and Rosa Klebb in the pastBut James Bond faces an entirely more humdrum henchman in his latest adventure -- an Irishman called Niall Dunne READ MORE

Prince Williams Irish Guard wedding uniform was tricked out James Bond-style (IrishCentral)

Sun, 08 May 2011 06:38:55 PDT

By: AISLING REDICAN

Everyone may have been talking about the crazy hats and Catherine Middleton's dress following last week's Royal Wedding, but the men in the Wedding Party made sure that their leading ladies did not top them when it came to their uniforms.

Des Bishop: My Dad was nearly James Bond (IrishCentral)

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:04:34 PST

By: DARA KELLY

You can keep your James Bond, says Irish American comedian Des Bishop. For millions the British secret agent is an icon of staying cool under pressure machismo, with a car full of spy-gadgets at his command, and of course, a license to kill.

Pierce Brosnan doesn’t miss James Bond (IrishCentral)

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:28:05 PDT

By: DANIEL O'CARROLL

Pierce Brosnan has confessed that he doesn’t miss his old self as James Bond.