What TV detective was Pierce Brosnan contracted to play, which meant that he had to refuse the offer to play James Bond in 1986?
"were taking, nor did he think the producers were seriously looking for a new 007. As he explained, his idea of Bond was different. In a 1979 episode of the television series ""Charlie's Angels"", Dalton played the role of Damien Roth, a millionaire playboy described by David Doyle's character as ""almost James Bond-ian"". In 1986, Dalton was approached to play Bond after Roger Moore had retired, and Pierce Brosnan could not get out of contractual commitments to the television series ""Remington Steele"". Dalton would soon begin filming ""Brenda Starr"" and could do ""The Living Daylights"" only if the Bond producers"
"other newspapers reported that Moore was planning to produce a movie based on ""The Saint"" with Pierce Brosnan as Templar, but it was never made. (Ironically Brosnan almost became Moore's immediate successor as James Bond.) A television pilot for a series to be called ""The Saint in Manhattan,"" starring Australian actor Andrew Clarke, was shown on CBS in 1987 as part of the ""CBS Summer Playhouse;"" this pilot was produced by Donald L. Taffner, but it never progressed beyond the pilot stage. Inspector John Fernack of the NYPD, played by Kevin Tighe, made his first film appearance since the 1940s"
"to the Stephen J. Cannell series ""Hunter"" left no room on the NBC schedule for ""Remington Steele"". Two months after the cancellation, NBC executive Warren Littlefield reversed the decision, responding to an outpouring of support from fans and a sharp upswing in the show's ratings during the summer of 1986. The cancellation and reversal affected film roles for Brosnan and Zimbalist, as both had received firm offers to do films in the interim. Albert R. ""Cubby"" Broccoli offered Brosnan the part of James Bond for the film ""The Living Daylights"". Following NBC's reversal, Broccoli stated he did not want Bond"
"Pierce Brosnan in the role of James Bond. A public opinion poll in the United Kingdom in October 2005 by SkyNews found that he was the public's number one choice to star in the next installment of the series. In that same month, however, it was announced that fellow British actor Daniel Craig would become the next James Bond. In an interview in the September 2007 issue of ""Details"", he claimed that he was not offered or approached concerning the role. In 2006, Owen spoofed the Bond connection by making an appearance in the remake of ""The Pink Panther"" in"
"to be identified with a current TV series, and instead gave the role to Timothy Dalton. Brosnan finally became 007 in 1995, making his debut in the film ""Goldeneye"". Zimbalist had accepted the role of Officer Anne Lewis in the science-fiction movie ""RoboCop"" and was forced to pull out of that production, to be replaced by Nancy Allen. NBC reversed the cancellation, but did not slot a full twenty-two episode season into their schedule. The final abbreviated season consisted of six hours of made-for-TV films broadcast in early 1987, including installments filmed on location in Mexico, London, and Ireland. Jack"
"this reason, he remained enthusiastic about reprising his role. In October 2004, Brosnan said he considered himself dismissed from the role. Although Brosnan had been rumoured frequently as still in the running to play 007, he had denied it several times, and in February 2005 he posted on his website that he was finished with the role. Daniel Craig took over the role on 14 October 2005. In an interview with ""The Globe and Mail"", Brosnan was asked what he thought of Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. He replied, ""I'm looking forward to it like we're all looking"
"decided to go after someone who could be part of a series. Richard Johnson has claimed to have been the first choice of the director, but he turned it down because he already had a contract with MGM and was intending to leave. Another actor purported to have been considered for the role was Patrick McGoohan on the strength of his portrayal of spy John Drake in the television series ""Danger Man"": McGoohan turned down the role. Another potential Bond included David Niven, who later played the character in the 1967 parody ""Casino Royale"". There are several apocryphal stories as"
"keeping Fleming's darker storyline and characterisation of Bond. Due to the then copyright issues related to the ownership of ""Thunderball"" the organisation Mr White is part of is not named Spectre. Pierce Brosnan had signed a deal for four films when he was cast in the role of James Bond. This was fulfilled with the production of ""Die Another Day"" in 2002. At this stage, Brosnan was approaching his 50th birthday. Brosnan kept in mind fans and critics were not happy with Roger Moore playing Bond until he was 58 and speculation began that the producers were seeking to replace"
"not reprise the role of James Bond. Moore, who by the time of the release of ""The Living Daylights"" would have been 59 years old, chose to retire from the role after 12 years and 7 films. Albert Broccoli, however, claimed that he let Moore go from the role. An extensive search for a new actor to play Bond saw a number of actors, including New Zealander Sam Neill, Irish-born Pierce Brosnan and Welsh-born stage actor Timothy Dalton audition for the role in 1986. Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson, director John Glen, Dana and Barbara Broccoli ""were impressed with Sam"
"""The Lawnmower Man"" (1992). In 1992, he shot a pilot for NBC called ""Running Wilde,"" playing a reporter for ""Auto World"" magazine. Jennifer Love Hewitt played his daughter. The pilot never aired, however. In 1993 he played a supporting role in the comedy film ""Mrs. Doubtfire"". He also appeared in several television films, including ""Victim of Love"" (1991), ""Death Train"" (1993) and ""Night Watch"" (1995), a spy thriller set in Hong Kong. In 2003, Brosnan was rewarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish Film. Brosnan first met James Bond films producer Albert"
"I see it reflected, from time to time, in my children."" Harris had always wanted Brosnan to play the role of James Bond, and in 1995, four years after her death, Brosnan was given the role in ""GoldenEye"". In 1994, Brosnan met American journalist Keely Shaye Smith in Mexico. They were married in 2001 at Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo, Ireland. They have two sons together, Dylan and Paris. In July 2003, Queen Elizabeth II made Brosnan an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his ""outstanding contribution to the British film industry"". As an Irish citizen,"
"caused drastic repercussions, as a result of which Albert Broccoli withdrew the offer given to Brosnan, citing that he did not want the character associated with a contemporary TV series. This led to a drop in interest in ""Remington Steele"", and only five new episodes were filmed before the show was finally cancelled. The edict from Broccoli was that """"Remington Steele"" will not be James Bond."" Dana Broccoli suggested Timothy Dalton. Albert Broccoli was initially reluctant given Dalton's public lack of interest in the role, but at his wife's urging agreed to meet the actor. However Dalton would soon begin"
"was offered the role of James Bond, but the publicity improved ""Remington Steele""s ratings and it was renewed, requiring Brosnan to contractually return to the show, this caused Eon Productions to have to look elsewhere for the new 007. The producers instead hired Timothy Dalton for ""The Living Daylights"" (1987), and ""Licence to Kill"" (1989). While Brosnan was reluctant to discuss losing the Bond role, in part because Dalton was a friend, he appeared in Diet Coke commercials portraying what the ""Los Angeles Times"" described as ""a dashing Bond-like character"", and NBC advertised ""Noble House"" with Brosnan dressed in a"
"GoldenEye GoldenEye is a 1995 British spy film, the seventeenth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 officer James Bond. It was directed by Martin Campbell and is the first in the series not to utilise any story elements from the works of novelist Ian Fleming. The story was conceived and written by Michael France, with later collaboration by other writers. In the film, Bond fights to prevent an ex-MI6 agent, gone rogue, from using a satellite against London to cause a global financial meltdown. The film"
"the role of James Bond in 1995 for ""GoldenEye"", but ultimately lost the role to Pierce Brosnan. Throughout 2004 and 2005 Purefoy's name was rumoured as a possible candidate to replace Brosnan as Bond in future films. He played James McCarthy, a young man accused of murdering his father, in ""The Boscombe Valley Mystery,"" in Granada's ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"". One of his notable roles was as Nicholas Jenkins in the eight-part miniseries ""A Dance to the Music of Time"" for Channel 4 in 1997. He played Edward, the Black Prince in the film ""A Knight's Tale"", Rawdon Crawley"
"Andrew Bicknell Andrew Dean Bicknell (born 17 June 1956 in Taunton, Somerset) is an English character actor from the United Kingdom. Bicknell has appeared in a large range of British and American film and television work. He has also become known for playing the likeness of James Bond in the 2001 video game of """" as (then current) James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan had not renewed his contract to appear as the Bond likeness. However, Bicknell's casting as Bond was not heavily publicised or reported at the time. The game's cover did not even show his face and various PlayStation"
"Fourth Protocol"" (1987) and the comedy ""Mrs. Doubtfire"" (1993). In 1994, Brosnan became the fifth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in four films from 1995 to 2002 (""GoldenEye"", ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", ""The World Is Not Enough"" and ""Die Another Day""). He lent his likeness for Bond in the video games ""GoldenEye 007"", """" and """", providing his voice for the latter. During this period, he also took the lead in other films including the epic disaster adventure film ""Dante's Peak"" (1997) and the remake of the heist film ""The Thomas Crown"
"what would have been Dalton's third film by several years. His six-year contract expired in 1993 and he left the series in 1994. After Timothy Dalton retired from the Bond role in 1994, Eon turned to the actor they had considered after ""A View to a Kill"": Pierce Brosnan. He was offered a three-film contract, with an option on a fourth; his salary for his first film, ""GoldenEye"", was $4 million, which rose to $16.5 million for his fourth and final outing, ""Die Another Day"". Brosnan had first met Broccoli on the set of ""For Your Eyes Only"", when Brosnan's"
"accident, he was forced to drop out of the project and was replaced by Hugh Jackman in ""X-Men"". After the 2002 release of ""Die Another Day"", Scott was a candidate to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. Despite the numerous reports that Eon Productions was leaning towards naming Scott as the new Bond in the 007 adventure ""Casino Royale"", the role eventually went to Daniel Craig. In January 2006, he appeared in the miniseries ""The Ten Commandments"" as Moses. He also appeared in the NBC series ""Heist"", which aired in March 2006 for five episodes. From 2006 until 2007, he"
"a modern-day bounty hunter, both released in 1980. McQueen was offered the lead male role in ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"", but was unable to accept due to his ""Wanted: Dead or Alive"" contract (the role went to George Peppard). He turned down parts in ""Ocean's 11"", ""Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"" (his attorneys and agents could not agree with Paul Newman's attorneys and agents on top billing), ""The Driver"", ""Apocalypse Now"", ""California Split"", ""Dirty Harry"", ""A Bridge Too Far"", ""The French Connection"" (he did not want to do another cop film), and ""Close Encounters of the Third Kind"". According to"
"However, the ex-husband follows them. This is just a beginning of the story filled with suspense and surprises. As it turns out, Patrick Brody (Pierce Brosnan) is the villain behind a number of crimes. Don't Talk to Strangers (film) Don't Talk to Strangers (also known as ""Dangerous Pursuit"") is a 1994 Made-for-TV psychological thriller film. It was directed by Robert Lewis and starred Pierce Brosnan. The unhappy marriage of Jane (Shanna Reed) and her alcoholic policeman husband Bonner (Terry O'Quinn) leads to divorce and Jane get the custody for their son. Soon, she meets a gentleman in her workplace, after"
"Secret Service"", on the advice of his agent. Producers contemplated replacing him with John Gavin, though actors Adam West and Burt Reynolds had also been considered; Reynolds and West had stated that Bond should be not be played by an American actor. Michael Gambon rejected an offer, telling Broccoli that he was ""in terrible shape."" United Artists' chief David Picker was unhappy with this decision and made it clear that Connery was to be enticed back to the role and that money was no object. When approached about resuming the role of Bond, Connery demanded the fee of £1.25 million."
"Paul McGann was the studio's original choice for it. He would have been cast as Bond only if Brosnan had turned down the role. Brosnan was paid $1.2 million for the film, out of a total budget of $60 million. Judi Dench, an English actress, was cast as M replacing Robert Brown, making this the first film of the series featuring a female M. The decision is widely believed to be inspired by Stella Rimington becoming head of MI5 in 1992. John Woo was approached as the director, and turned down the opportunity, but said he was honored by the"
"the theatrical film starring Gwyneth Paltrow that was released the same year. The television movie was broadcast in the US in 1997 on PBS. From 1994 to 2005, Bond played Miss Moneypenny, M's secretary at MI6, in the four James Bond films with Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007: ""GoldenEye"", ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", ""The World Is Not Enough"", and ""Die Another Day"". The role of Miss Moneypenny is the smallest role she ever played, yet the character remains a favorite among James Bond fans. In a BBC interview, Bond remarked that she would retire from the role if and when Pierce"
"Pierce Brosnan and Edward Woodward. Her many television appearances include a leading role in the TV series ""Lost Empires"", based on the novel by J.B. Priestley, with Colin Firth in 1986. She has also appeared in episodes of ""Rosemary & Thyme"", ""A Touch of Frost"", ""Prime Suspect"", ""Inspector Morse"", ""Lewis"", ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" adaptation of ""The Mysterious Affair at Styles"" and ""Wallander"" (2009). In 1994, she played the role of Louisa Gradgrind in the television adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel "" Hard Times"". In 1995, she had a starring role in the Channel 4 sitcom ""Dressing for Breakfast"". In 2012"
"Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies is a 1997 British spy film, the eighteenth entry in the ""James Bond"" series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode, with the screenplay written by Bruce Feirstein, the film follows Bond as he attempts to stop Elliot Carver, a power-mad media mogul, from engineering world events to initiate World War III. The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and was the first ""James Bond"" film made after the death of producer Albert"
"that it concerns an Englishman.'"" The part ultimately went to Pierce Brosnan, whom Meyer fondly described as ""Errol Flynn—with talent."" Brosnan had just missed the chance to play James Bond due to his commitments to ""Remmington Steele"". His casting was announced in April 1987. ""I play an Englishman, a glorified accountant working for the East India Trading Co.,"" said Brosnan. ""He discovers this cult and disguises himself as an Indian. He goes on the road with the Thugs, who kill people by strangulation."" Shooting took place over a four-month period in India, in Jaipur, Agra and Khajuraho, while post-production was"
"in ""Dr. No"". While McGoohan, a Catholic, turned down the role on moral grounds, the success of the Bond films is generally cited as the reason for ""Danger Man"" being revived. (He was later considered for the same role in ""Live and Let Die"", but turned it down again.) McGoohan spent some time working for Disney on ""The Three Lives of Thomasina"" (1963) and ""The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh"" (1963). After he had also turned down the role of Simon Templar in ""The Saint"", Lew Grade asked him if he would like to give John Drake another try. This time,"
"Brosnan stepped down as the lead. However, she did appear as Miss Moneypenny in an advertisement for London's 2012 Olympic bid, alongside Roger Moore, who played James Bond from 1973 until 1985. Bond co-starred in 2004 with Peter Davison, as a married couple who uproot themselves to a remote island to save their marriage, in the ITV drama-comedy ""Distant Shores"". In 2007, she played the villain Mrs. Wormwood in the pilot episode of the BBC children's drama series ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"", a spin-off of ""Doctor Who"". She later came back to play the same character in the two-part finale"
"who lives on the edge. He could get killed at any moment, and that stress and danger factor is reflected in the way he lives, chain-smoking, drinking, fast cars and fast women."" Moore later referred to Dalton as the best actor to play Bond, although declined to watch ""The Living Daylights"" in cinema as he did not wish to demonstrate any negative opinions about the project.Broccoli enjoyed the change of tone, feeling that Brosnan would have been too similar to Moore.Neill thought Dalton performed well in the role and Brosnan called Dalton a good choice in 1987, but felt it"
"John Symonds. A script had been completed, and Daniel Craig and Jude Law were being considered to play the lead role. However, as at September 2013 the movie appears to be no longer under development. John Alexander Symonds John Alexander Symonds (born July 13, 1935) is an English former Metropolitan Police officer and KGB agent. Symonds was born in the Soke of Peterborough. He was commissioned in the Royal Artillery, serving from 1953 to 1956. He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1956, becoming a detective sergeant at New Scotland Yard. In 1969, after having been a police officer for 15"
"Don't Talk to Strangers (film) Don't Talk to Strangers (also known as ""Dangerous Pursuit"") is a 1994 Made-for-TV psychological thriller film. It was directed by Robert Lewis and starred Pierce Brosnan. The unhappy marriage of Jane (Shanna Reed) and her alcoholic policeman husband Bonner (Terry O'Quinn) leads to divorce and Jane get the custody for their son. Soon, she meets a gentleman in her workplace, after a few weeks they fall in love and get married. Gentleman Douglas Patrick Brody (Pierce Brosnan) and his new wife Jane Brody attempt to build a new life, and move to a new state."
"the next Bond film, with Anthony Hopkins as a potential villain, adding that Hopkins had been in discussions with Eon for a number of weeks. Dalton also stated that the earliest production could begin would be in January or February 1994. Dalton's six-year contract expired in 1993, and after reading France's script for what would become ""GoldenEye"", he announced on 12 April 1994 that he would not be returning to play Bond; he was replaced by Pierce Brosnan. After Michael France delivered the original screenplay, Jeffrey Caine was brought in to rework much of the material. Kevin Wade was also"