The PIERCE BROSNAN Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.

    Oh, good suggestions, gentlemen. That would suit Brosnan to a T. Great casting ,and he'd be a stand out (as Hugh Grant was in The Gentlemen (film)... I'd love to see Brosnan rolling in the muck with these characters!)
  • edited March 16 Posts: 6,709
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.

    Oh, good suggestions, gentlemen. That would suit Brosnan to a T. Great casting ,and he'd be a stand out (as Hugh Grant was in The Gentlemen (film)... I'd love to see Brosnan rolling in the muck with these characters!)

    Oh yes, I've forgotten of how great Grant was. Pierce could very well come along as Fletcher or some sort of fun character like that. Ya know what? Just bring on Grant as well. The Gentlemen is being hailed as the best show on Netflix for ages, and it'll bring a ton of money in, I'm sure. It would be a crying shame not to properly expand that universe and characters into more seasons.

    @peter, just imagine this - bit of free writing here -, Brosnan and Grant as two assassins, one with an upped, bit of maniacal humor (Pierce) and the other a true downer (Grant), as if a bipolar chap was divided in a pair of misfit oldies who are doing what they do for too long now. Oh, I'd pay to see that one ;)
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for a new age?
  • Posts: 6,709
    talos7 wrote: »
    Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for a new age?

    Yes, with a "humor(ous)" twist ;)
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Univex wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.

    Oh, good suggestions, gentlemen. That would suit Brosnan to a T. Great casting ,and he'd be a stand out (as Hugh Grant was in The Gentlemen (film)... I'd love to see Brosnan rolling in the muck with these characters!)

    Oh yes, I've forgotten of how great Grant was. Pierce could very well come along as Fletcher or some sort of fun character like that. Ya know what? Just bring on Grant as well. The Gentlemen is being hailed as the best show on Netflix for ages, and it'll bring a ton of money in, I'm sure. It would be a crying shame not to properly expand that universe and characters into more seasons.

    @peter, just imagine this - bit of free writing here -, Brosnan and Grant as two assassins, one with an upped, bit of maniacal humor (Pierce) and the other a true downer (Grant), as if a bipolar chap was divided in a pair of misfit oldies who are doing what they do for too long now. Oh, I'd pay to see that one ;)
    talos7 wrote: »
    Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for a new age?

    Someone get Guy on the phone! Pronto!
  • edited March 16 Posts: 6,709
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.

    Oh, good suggestions, gentlemen. That would suit Brosnan to a T. Great casting ,and he'd be a stand out (as Hugh Grant was in The Gentlemen (film)... I'd love to see Brosnan rolling in the muck with these characters!)

    Oh yes, I've forgotten of how great Grant was. Pierce could very well come along as Fletcher or some sort of fun character like that. Ya know what? Just bring on Grant as well. The Gentlemen is being hailed as the best show on Netflix for ages, and it'll bring a ton of money in, I'm sure. It would be a crying shame not to properly expand that universe and characters into more seasons.

    @peter, just imagine this - bit of free writing here -, Brosnan and Grant as two assassins, one with an upped, bit of maniacal humor (Pierce) and the other a true downer (Grant), as if a bipolar chap was divided in a pair of misfit oldies who are doing what they do for too long now. Oh, I'd pay to see that one ;)
    talos7 wrote: »
    Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for a new age?

    Someone get Guy on the phone! Pronto!

    @peter, I'll up the fiction a bit more: They're a couple, married, a proper old couple with their domestic quarrels, Pierce the eternal optimistic, Hugh, the realist downer, depressed for ages. Divorce lingers between them, they're at a turning point, an existential crisis. One still loves the job, the other is figuratively being killed by it. A former IRA and an East Londoner cockney, in love since forever, now falling out of it whist on a killing spree at the behalf of an unknown shadowy figure who's trying to set the drug world specialities against each other. It'll be The Duke and Susie Glass who set their hearts straight and make them believe in their relationship again, and so they'll win their respective loyalties against said shadowy figure. Parallel to that, Edward and Susie's relationship also evolves. Just one of the narratives, of course. BTW, they, Pierce and Hugh's characters, both end up dead by the end, holding their hands, in love again. Pierce with a serious face, Hugh with a grin. Both cured of their own conditions, by love, through death. Guy, I'm here. Just give me a call. Plenty of more ideas where these came from :)
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Univex wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.

    Oh, good suggestions, gentlemen. That would suit Brosnan to a T. Great casting ,and he'd be a stand out (as Hugh Grant was in The Gentlemen (film)... I'd love to see Brosnan rolling in the muck with these characters!)

    Oh yes, I've forgotten of how great Grant was. Pierce could very well come along as Fletcher or some sort of fun character like that. Ya know what? Just bring on Grant as well. The Gentlemen is being hailed as the best show on Netflix for ages, and it'll bring a ton of money in, I'm sure. It would be a crying shame not to properly expand that universe and characters into more seasons.

    @peter, just imagine this - bit of free writing here -, Brosnan and Grant as two assassins, one with an upped, bit of maniacal humor (Pierce) and the other a true downer (Grant), as if a bipolar chap was divided in a pair of misfit oldies who are doing what they do for too long now. Oh, I'd pay to see that one ;)
    talos7 wrote: »
    Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for a new age?

    Someone get Guy on the phone! Pronto!

    @peter, I'll up the fiction a bit more: They're a couple, married, a proper old couple with their domestic quarrels, Pierce the eternal optimistic, Hugh, the realist downer, depressed for ages. Divorce lingers between them, they're at a turning point, an existential crisis. One still loves the job, the other is figuratively being killed by it. A former IRA and an East Londoner cockney, in love since forever, now falling out of it whist on a killing spree at the behalf of an unknown shadowy figure who's trying to set the drug world specialities against each other. It'll be The Duke and Susie Glass who set their hearts straight and make them believe in their relationship again, and so they'll win their respective loyalties against said shadowy figure. Parallel to that, Edward and Susie's relationship also evolves. Just one of the narratives, of course. BTW, they, Pierce and Hugh's characters, both end up dead by the end, holding their hands, in love again. Pierce with a serious face, Hugh with a grin. Both cured of their own conditions, by love, through death. Guy, I'm here. Just give me a call. Plenty of more ideas where these came from :)

    All joking aside, that’s not bad, is it. And the couple finding their love for each other is a sweet end, but with a nice dash of humour (in their facial expressions).

    That’s quite a sweet little story, @Univex … Seriously.
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    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Folks might disagree, but I could see him as a good fit in a Guy Richie project, something like that. Something well-made and in that slightly Bond-ish opulent world that Richie likes to play in, but with a bit of a sense of fun.

    I agree. He should come along for the next season of The Gentlemen in Netflix. Maybe even as a Julian Noble type of villain. That would be fun.

    Oh, good suggestions, gentlemen. That would suit Brosnan to a T. Great casting ,and he'd be a stand out (as Hugh Grant was in The Gentlemen (film)... I'd love to see Brosnan rolling in the muck with these characters!)

    Oh yes, I've forgotten of how great Grant was. Pierce could very well come along as Fletcher or some sort of fun character like that. Ya know what? Just bring on Grant as well. The Gentlemen is being hailed as the best show on Netflix for ages, and it'll bring a ton of money in, I'm sure. It would be a crying shame not to properly expand that universe and characters into more seasons.

    @peter, just imagine this - bit of free writing here -, Brosnan and Grant as two assassins, one with an upped, bit of maniacal humor (Pierce) and the other a true downer (Grant), as if a bipolar chap was divided in a pair of misfit oldies who are doing what they do for too long now. Oh, I'd pay to see that one ;)
    talos7 wrote: »
    Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd for a new age?

    Someone get Guy on the phone! Pronto!

    @peter, I'll up the fiction a bit more: They're a couple, married, a proper old couple with their domestic quarrels, Pierce the eternal optimistic, Hugh, the realist downer, depressed for ages. Divorce lingers between them, they're at a turning point, an existential crisis. One still loves the job, the other is figuratively being killed by it. A former IRA and an East Londoner cockney, in love since forever, now falling out of it whist on a killing spree at the behalf of an unknown shadowy figure who's trying to set the drug world specialities against each other. It'll be The Duke and Susie Glass who set their hearts straight and make them believe in their relationship again, and so they'll win their respective loyalties against said shadowy figure. Parallel to that, Edward and Susie's relationship also evolves. Just one of the narratives, of course. BTW, they, Pierce and Hugh's characters, both end up dead by the end, holding their hands, in love again. Pierce with a serious face, Hugh with a grin. Both cured of their own conditions, by love, through death. Guy, I'm here. Just give me a call. Plenty of more ideas where these came from :)

    All joking aside, that’s not bad, is it. And the couple finding their love for each other is a sweet end, but with a nice dash of humour (in their facial expressions).

    That’s quite a sweet little story, @Univex … Seriously.

    Thanks, @peter, my friend. You do know it's one of my many formal trades, writing, so it's good to know my ideas are appreciated. Cheers :)
  • edited March 17 Posts: 340
    Univex wrote: »
    bondywondy wrote: »
    Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty and fined for park trespass.
    Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park, got caught after posting pictures online, court records said.

    Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, was fined $500 and ordered to make a $1,000 donation to Yellowstone Forever — a nonprofit organization that supports the park — by April 1, court records said. Prosecutors had recommended a $5,000 fine and a two-year probationary sentence.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/pierce-brosnan-pleads-guilty-yellowstone-case-1235853075/

    [-X

    Why the " [-X "? If only people were as honest and candid as Pierce, the world would be a better place, I'm sure. So, for him: =D>

    Except he wasn't honest and candid. If the reporting is accurate he originally pleased not guilty.
    Ex-James Bond star Pierce Brosnan has pleaded guilty to hiking too close to sensitive geothermal pools in a closed part of Yellowstone National Park. It comes two months after he initially pleaded not guilty to trespassing in hot springs, where acid rising from the ground can reach boiling temperatures.
    Source: BBC News

    He only pleaded guilty when the park took legal action. If you plead not guilty then change it to 'am guilty' it means you were lying/being misleading in the first place. He took selfies in the restricted area, they were put online, so to plead not guilty was foolish.

    This incident doesn't detract from my appreciation of his time as Bond but he did try to deny he did anything wrong at the park and it backfired on him. ;))
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    Nah, he didn't know it was ilegal, and they had to press the fact upon him, so he changed his tune accordingly. Good people make these sort of mistakes all the time. We don't have to go and fetch our forks and torches ;)

    That being said, it's wonderful to have fandom who supports you no matter what. A bit of unconditional love by way of distance and ignorance. And yes, I mean me :D
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited March 17 Posts: 16,302
    How do you plead not guilty to something you don’t know is illegal? Most people might work it out from the fact they’re being asked to enter a plea! :))
    Ignorance is no defence of breaking the law. It’s fine, he did something wrong, he said he didn’t, now it’s sorted, but pretending these people are perfect is silly; they’re just actors.
  • edited March 17 Posts: 6,709
    Yes. That was my point. I was joking, hence my comment about unconditional love by way of distance and ignorance, and the wink and the smile emojis. Idolizing people is part of fandom, and it can get pretty silly, but I still can't see Roger, for example, doing any harm. And I do forgive Connery's comments in that BW silly interview. It's just part of loving our bunch of Bonds. Again, silly. Silly him, silly me, silly you. Silly stuff. Moving on.
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    peter wrote: »

    Yes, this could very well be what Pierce needs right now, and deserves. That cast is impressive.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    peter wrote: »

    That's a top cast and crew list, would be cool to see Tom Burke get a bit more global exposure as he's great.
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    I watched Fast Charlie on Prime the other night.

    I enjoyed it. Its not big or flashy or trying to be something it isnt. A solid 90 minute action thriller with some good set pieces, performances, and some lighter moments too.

    Not sold on Pierce doing a southern american accent, its not to the level of Craig’s anyway.
  • Fast Charlie is a cracking little film. Very Elmore Leonardish as a previous poster has mentioned. Would make a great double bill with the Matador.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Fast Charlie is a cracking little film. Very Elmore Leonardish as a previous poster has mentioned. Would make a great double bill with the Matador.

    Absolutely! Always happy to see even a mention of The Matador. It's been an all-timer favorite of mine since its release.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    peter wrote: »

    I've noticed that Soderbergh and Spielberg are open Bond fans that often cast Bond alumni. For being a big Bond fan, I'm surprised that Nolan doesn't more often cast Bond alumni. Yes, even without the Bond actors, this does sound promising. Pierce also has done ok as a character actor as well.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Mallory wrote: »
    I watched Fast Charlie on Prime the other night.

    I enjoyed it. Its not big or flashy or trying to be something it isnt. A solid 90 minute action thriller with some good set pieces, performances, and some lighter moments too.

    Not sold on Pierce doing a southern american accent, its not to the level of Craig’s anyway.

    Born and raised on the Gulf Coast, and I’ve never heard anything like it. Lol. But hey it’s Pierce , I can suspend my disbelief.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    This was not a release I was expecting.

    https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=34233

    Has anyone seen it who would/wouldn't recommend it? Still one of his only few projects I've not gotten around to.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    This was not a release I was expecting.

    https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=34233

    Has anyone seen it who would/wouldn't recommend it? Still one of his only few projects I've not gotten around to.

    Talking Pictures TV showed this recently. It is every bit a TV mini-series (by which I mean I found a lot of it very hokey) but there's a fair bit of action and Pierce is good. Go for it!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    This was not a release I was expecting.

    https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=34233

    Has anyone seen it who would/wouldn't recommend it? Still one of his only few projects I've not gotten around to.

    Talking Pictures TV showed this recently. It is every bit a TV mini-series (by which I mean I found a lot of it very hokey) but there's a fair bit of action and Pierce is good. Go for it!

    Will do, thank you!
  • edited March 27 Posts: 628
    Yeah, Noble House is worth seeing. I liked it enough to hold onto the DVD.

    There are a couple of Bondian connections beyond Brosnan's involvement: John Rhys-Davies has a key supporting role (and his character from TLD, Pushkin, appears in Michael France's original script for GE, so seeing the two actors here is a reminder of the Bond team-up that never happened), plus the mini-series was filmed on-location in Hong Kong and there are references to the impending handover, the focus of early drafts of TND in addition to Raymond Benson's Zero Minus Ten.

    I've always thought most of Brosnan's best work was on television. He's terrific in Noble House and (especially) Around the World in 80 Days.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Escalus5 wrote: »
    Yeah, Noble House is worth seeing. I liked it enough to hold onto the DVD.

    There are a couple of Bondian connections beyond Brosnan's involvement: John Rhys-Davies has a key supporting role (and his character from TLD, Pushkin, appears in Michael France's original script for GE), plus the mini-series was filmed on-location in Hong Kong and there are references to the impending handover, the focus of early drafts of TND in addition to Raymond Benson's Zero Minus Ten.

    I've always thought most of Brosnan's best work was on television. He's terrific in Noble House and (especially) Around the World in 80 Days.

    That's very interesting. I'd say I've seen 99% of his films now, it's just the miniseries and TV work that I need to get around to. Even when it premiered, I only saw the first half of his work on Bag of Bones.
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