Pierce Brosnan shares verdict on Cillian Murphy as next James Bond

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Pierce Brosnan has backed Cillian Murphy to take on the long-lasting function of James Bond.

The 70-year-old Irish actor, who portrayed the worldwide spy throughout 4 movies from 1995 to 2002, was requested who he thought ought to take over from Daniel Craig who retired from the half in 2021.

“Cillian would do a magnificent job as James Bond on His Majesty’s Secret Service,” Brosnan advised the BBC on Thursday (7 March) on the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles.

However, based on Murphy, 47, “that ship has sailed”. “I’m a bit old for that,” the Oscar nominee advised Variety when requested about Brosnan’s suggestion.

Ever because the now-56-year-old Craig hung up his tux after 2021’s No Time to Die, the hearsay mill has been rife with hypothesis about who may succeed him within the forthcoming twenty sixth Bond movie.

Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Regé-Jean Page and Paul Mescal have all been touted as supposed frontrunners, whereas Greta Gerwig steered Barbie and Bob Marley: One Love star Kingsley Ben-Adir could be excellent for the function. Last 12 months it was even rumoured that two actors could possibly be chosen, with Bond 26 starring “two 007s – one younger and one older”.

Nothing has been confirmed, and the movie has but to obtain a launch date.

Whoever is next to take on the function will be part of a powerful legacy of actors: the massive display screen’s first James Bond star was Sean Connery, adopted by David Niven within the 1967 spoof Casino Royale.

Since Connery, the official Bond franchise has starred George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Brosnan and Craig.

Brosnan first entered the world of James Bond in 1995’s GoldenEye. He reprised the function three extra occasions in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies, 1999’s The World is Not Enough and 2002’s Die Another Day.

Craig picked up the function shortly afterwards, making his James Bond debut in 2006’s Casino Royale, adopted by 2008’s Quantum of Solace, 2012’s Sky Fall, 2015’s Spectre and 2021’s No Time to Die.

Murphy, in the meantime, is at an all-time profession excessive. He’s at the moment favorite to win the Best Actor Oscar at Sunday’s ceremony for his title function in Christoper Nolan’s Oppenheimer, for which he’s already landed a Bafta, Golden Globe and SAG award.

Nolan’s atomic bomb epic additionally leads the 96th Oscars with a whopping 13 nominations, together with Best Picture and Best Director.

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