James Bond might need some poisonous traits, however it seems that Pierce Brosnan is a feminist.
After most just lately starring collectively in Man Ritchie’s MobLand, new episodes streaming Sundays on Paramount+, the Bond veteran agreed with co-star Helen Mirren‘s critique that the 007 franchise is “drenched and born out of profound sexism.”
“Sure, there’s a sure settlement there,” Brosnan informed Individuals. “However there’s a sure world and room to maneuver throughout the proscenium arch of what [Bond creator and author] Ian Fleming put down. So there’s at all times going to be battle.”
Brosnan starred because the MI6 agent in GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow By no means Dies (1997), The World Is Not Sufficient (1999) and Die One other Day (2002).
Mirren, who performs London crime household matriarch Maeve Harrigan in MobLand, beforehand prefaced that she’s “an enormous fan” of her onscreen husband Bronsan, earlier than telling The Commonplace that the 007 franchise “was not my factor.”
Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren attend the ‘MobLand’ premiere on March 27, 2025 in London, England. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)
“It actually wasn’t. I by no means favored James Bond. I by no means favored the way in which girls have been in James Bond,” defined Mirren. “The entire idea of James Bond is drenched and born out of profound sexism. Ladies have at all times been a significant and extremely essential a part of the Secret Service, they at all times have been. And really courageous. When you hear about what girls did within the French Resistance, they’re amazingly, unbelievably brave. So I’d inform actual tales about extraordinary girls who’ve labored in that world.”
Brosnan beforehand commented on the brand new 007 partnership between Amazon MGM Studios and returning producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, saying he needs “all of them properly.”
After asserting that Amy Pascal and David Heyman will produce the subsequent movie within the franchise, Amazon MGM’s Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll mentioned at CinemaCon on Friday that the pair of “filmmaking legends” is at present in London engaged on the movie.
“We’re dedicated to honoring the legacy of this iconic character, whereas bringing a contemporary, exhilarating new chapter to audiences world wide alongside Amy and David,” mentioned Valenti, head of Movie, Streaming and Theatrical. “They’re each in London getting began and couldn’t be right here tonight, however we wished to thank them for what we all know can be an unbelievable partnership. Thanks, Amy and David!”
