Brosnan Tips Farrell for Bond
Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan wants fellow Irishman Colin Farrell to succeed him as 007 - just months after dismissing him for the role. Brosnan was dramatically dropped as the superspy last month by studio bosses, despite wanting to appear as Bond for a fifth and final outing. In May, reacting to speculation about Farrell succeeding him as 007, Brosnan said, "Colin. No! I think he's a great actor but I don't think he's right for Bond." But at the Irish Film And Television Awards ceremony on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland, he'd evidently changed his mind: "I'll give it to Colin Farrell. He'll eat the head off them all." Brosnan also said he was in talks with director Quentin Tarantino, who is considering a remake of original Bond novel Casino Royale. He explained, "We have discussed things, Quentin and I, but I don't know if its going to be that particular project."
Farrell strikes me as too young and sleazy at the moment to play Bond. Don't get me wrong. Sleazy can be good, but the sleaziest Bond ever got was Timothy Dalton going rogue in LICENCE TO KILL (1989).
Besides, Farrell's already been tapped to play Jim Street and Sonny Crockett. Casting him shows a lack of original thinking. Then again, so has the Bond franchise of late.
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