Pierce Brosnan is uninterested in speaking about James Bond.

The Thursday Homicide Membership actor not too long ago shut down a line of questioning about whether or not or not the superspy, whom he performed in 4 movies, would get pleasure from Christmas.

"After all he would get pleasure from Christmas!" Brosnan replied in a brand new interview with U.Okay. outlet The Occasions. The actor then refused to reply a follow-up query about whether or not Bond's steely demeanor would make him need to keep away from the vacations.

"I don't actually need to reply the query, and I'm not going to reply the query," Brosnan stated. "As a result of I couldn't give a f—! Why would I waste my time desirous about the place James Bond could be at Christmas?"

The actor pivoted to speaking about his personal Christmas plans. "I do know the place Pierce Brosnan's going to be spending Christmas!" he stated. "At house with my spouse, in my little island retreat in Hawaii!"

The Mamma Mia actor later apologized to the Occasions journalist for balking on the query. "I'm sorry for not having the ability that can assist you with James Bond," he stated. "It's one thing that'll go on till the day is completed."

Brosnan performed Bond within the films GoldenEye, Tomorrow By no means Dies, The World Is Not Sufficient, and Die One other Day. The actor added that one in every of his 007 predecessors additionally acquired grumpy whereas fielding questions concerning the espionage hero after he moved on from the half.

"[Sean] Connery was the identical: 'Don't ever ask! Don't ever ask!'" Brosnan stated. "However, you understand, I'm as excited as the following man or girl to seek out out who's going to play that function once more. It's at all times thrilling. I beloved Sean, I beloved [former Bond star] Roger [Moore], Daniel [Craig] is superb, and Tim Dalton was superb, too.”

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Elsewhere within the interview, Brosnan stated he hasn't revisited any of his outings as Bond along with his sons. "I don't have a look at the films," he stated. "I've by no means seen the Bond films with my boys. I don't know why. They're simply tucked away."

Nonetheless, the actor is open to returning to the 007 franchise in its subsequent installment from Dune filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. "If Villeneuve had one thing up his sleeve, I’d have a look at it in a heartbeat," Brosnan stated in August. "Why not? It's nice leisure. It might be a number of laughs. Bald caps, prosthetics… who is aware of?"

Brosnan has starred in 4 films this 12 months: Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller Black Bag, Richard Grey's Western The Unholy Trinity, the animated faith-based movie The King of Kings, and Chris Columbus' The Thursday Homicide Membership. He additionally appeared on Paramount+'s MobLand reverse Tom Hardy and Helen Mirren.

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Brosnan's subsequent huge undertaking is the boxing drama Big, additionally starring Amir El-Masry. He's additionally set to seem in a remake of Cliffhanger along with his Mamma Mia: Right here We Go Once more costar Lily James.

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