James Bond star Pierce Brosnan was seen as the perfect fit for the role of 007 back in his day. But Brosnan felt he only managed to take the Bond mantle after his looks changed over the years. Pierce Brosnan felt he had to grow into James Bond It seems the stars aligned for Brosnan perfectly when he was cast as Bond back in the 90s.
He was initially considered for the role a decade prior. In 1986, Bond producer Albert Broccoli screen-tested Brosnan for the film. Brosnan’s audition was impressive enough that he most likely would’ve been cast as the character for the 1987 film The Living Daylights .
But because of his contractual obligations to the show Remington Steel e, Brosnan’s schedule wouldn’t permit him to do the movie. Which he admitted bothered him in a resurfaced interview with Redbook . “The only thing I could think was that it was just business,” Brosnan said.
“And it wasn’t until six months later that I began to think, I could have been there, I could have done that. But it also gave me a hunger and a desire to get there. I just thought, F*** you, I’m going to get there.
” Brosnan kept true to his word. After Dalton’s 1989 feature License to Kill , Bond producers felt it was time for the MI6 agent to go in a new direction. When they circled back to Brosnan eight years later, this time he was able to secure the role.
And in hindsight, he felt it might’ve been a good thing he didn’t end up with Bond in his younger years. “Again I have been .
