Pierce Brosnan

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Lore & Background

Pierce Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond on 7 June 1994, after legal disputes between the Bond producers and the studio over distribution rights had been resolved and Timothy Dalton decided not to return for a third film. Brosnan was signed for a three-film Bond deal with the option of a fourth. His first Bond film, *GoldenEye* (1995), holds a 78% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 65 on Metacritic. James Berardinelli described Brosnan as "a decided improvement over his immediate predecessor" with a "flair for wit to go along with his natural charm." Brosnan returned as Bond in *Tomorrow Never Dies* (1997), *The World Is Not Enough* (1999), and *Die Another Day* (2002); all three received mixed reviews but were box office successes. Brosnan himself subsequently criticised many aspects of his fourth Bond movie. During promotion for *Die Another Day*, he said, "I'd like to do another, sure. Connery did six. Six would be a number, then never come back."

In Their Own Story

The alarm blared through the Severnaya bunker. Bond—Brosnan's Bond—moved with a predator's grace, his Walther PPK steady. The satellite dish loomed ahead, a monument to betrayal. He remembered Alec's laugh, the way it echoed in the rain. Now, only silence and the click of a trigger remained. In the control room, a guard turned too late. Bond's shot was clean, precise—a ghost's work. The mission wasn't about country anymore. It was about finishing what started in that burning archive.

Reader's Guide

The source does not cover the video game *GoldenEye 007* (1997) or any video game adaptations of Brosnan's Bond films. It only discusses the film *GoldenEye* (1995) and Brosnan's role in it. Therefore, no guide information about the game can be provided from the source.

Did You Know?

• Brosnan first met James Bond film producer Albert R. Broccoli on the sets of *For Your Eyes Only*, as his first wife, Cassandra Harris, had been cast as Countess Lisl von Schlaf.
• In 1986, Brosnan was offered the role of James Bond but had to turn it down because NBC renewed *Remington Steele*, contractually requiring him to return to the show.
• Brosnan was announced as the fifth actor to play James Bond on 7 June 1994.
• *GoldenEye* (1995) grossed US$350 million worldwide, the fourth-highest worldwide gross of any film in 1995.
• Brosnan's Bond was described by Roger Ebert as 'somehow more sensitive, more vulnerable, more psychologically complete' than previous versions.