Ex-007 Pierce Brosnan
He is in favor of Cillian Murphy as the new James Bond
Pierce Brosnan (l.) has spoken out for Cillian Murphy as the next Jamey Bond.
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Does “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy have what it takes to be the new James Bond? An experienced ex-007 is more than convinced of this: Pierce Brosnan.
Who will succeed Daniel Craig (56) as secret agent James Bond is still up in the air. Someone who has already been allowed to wear the world-famous number 007 has already found his personal favorite: Actor Pierce Brosnan (70) revealed that he was a guest at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles. According to the US site “Variety”, that he trusts “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy (47) to follow in his and Craig’s big footsteps.
“Cillian would do a fantastic job as James Bond in His Majesty’s Secret Mission,” says Brosnan, referring to his Irish compatriot. Brosnan can definitely assess this well – he sipped his martinis “shaken and not stirred” a total of four times, flirted deeply with Miss Moneypenny and, at the same time, saved the world. In 1995 he started in “GoldenEye”, followed by “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), “The World Is Not Enough” (1999) and his farewell in “Die Another Day” (2002).
Brosnan’s assessment is consistent with the rumor mill
The fact that the “James Bond” producers could actually see the personnel in a similar way to Pierce Brosnan has recently been simmering in the rumor mill. This is what the British “The Sun” reported It wasn’t until the middle of the week that the “Oppenheimer” star had turned from an Oscar winner into an equally big “James Bond” favorite.
Accordingly, Murphy’s Oscar-worthy performance in Christopher Nolan’s (53) film about the “Father of the Atomic Bomb” was not hidden from long-time Bond producer Barbara Broccoli (63).
However, the Bond makers around Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson (82) can still take a little time to decide who should become the next agent in His Majesty’s Secret Service. Production on the 26th Bond film from Eon Productions is not scheduled to start until the end of next year.