I would love if the next Bond teaser trailer had Pierce walking out of silhouette and recreating the "You were expecting someone else?" line from the ads at the beginning of the VHS tapes.

Pierce was my favorite Bond. No one else had the charisma he had, so I would applaud his return. Thanks for the video.

I met Pierce Brosnan many years ago in Santa Monica. He was the kindest and most genuine celebrity I've ever met, not to mention that his impecabble looks that he radiates like a god.

To me , pierce is the best bond ever. He has this aura of elegance , exclusivity , class.

Pierce is a treasure, and an underrated actor.

I hadn't even considered this. I would be delighted with a Brosnan return. A perfect way to transition into the next era.

I'd love to see Pierce again as Bond. His charisma is something else

I would love Brosnan or Dalton returning in this way, but I doubt it would ever happen

I don't think there is any way in hell Barbara and Michael would go for a previous Bond in the movie series, even if it is just a once off. But I'm reminded of how the BBC celebrated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who with a TV movie dramatizing the creation of its first season. If EON and Amazon actually put a bit more effort into the 60th anniversary, they could have made a special for Amazon Video where Lazenby, Dalton, and Brosnan would each play Bond for a 45 minute segment in an anthology movie, kind of like the movie equivalent of Fleming's short stories but with a previous actor playing Bond in each story. They could have even based it on some of his short stories. It would have been a real treat for Bond fans during the anniversary.

I read an article back in early 2015 about Roger Moore shopping around a project in Hollywood to get all of the James Bond actors together in one film (playing different characters, of course) in the vein of the then-popular "The Expendables" franchise. Sadly, that project never came to fruition, particularly with Moore dying just a couple of years later. Even without Connery and Moore, I think the same project could work with Lazenby, Dalton, Brosnan and even Craig playing a team of retired British spies coming out of retirement for one last mission.

I think Timothy Dalton would also be another actor I'd like to see have one more 007 film to really end his tenure as Bond in the right way

I’d definitely watch a Bond movie where, PB reprises the role in a heartbeat.

Admire Brosnan’s consistency during his tenure. Never phoned it in, and even with duds like DAD, he was the strongest part of the movie. Even when given bad one liners, still nailed them with ease and never looked awkward doing so.

Man, on my recent rewatch of Craig era Bond films I thought about what a wasted opportunity was to cast Javier Bardem in Skyfall instead of Pierce Brosnan which would make a lot of sense (no disrespect to Bardem, of course). From the overall context of the Bond universe casting Brosnan as a former agent turned supervillain would fit great into the personal arc of the character and it would answer the question where do the Bond agents go after they retire, willingly or not. And also Brosnan shared the common past with Judy Dench's M. Man, what a film it would be :)

I would love Pierce to come back for a one off adventure for a proper farewell, I think it would buy more time to find a new bond and direction for the series. They have done it before as well with Sean. I’m all for this.

I'd love to see this. They could do an older, retired bond who has people go after him for what he did in the past and has to escape, get away from them etc etc. I've said this for a while.

An oldman Brosnan Bond coming back to do one last mission is a GREAT idea though! I can see it now, with scenes like him brushing his Aston Martin Vanquish or looking at his Lazer watch or Ericson JB988 and remembering the good old days! and As 'the same passions' is played over the scene 😊 But when he sips his glass of Vodka he remembers Paris, he becomes sad inside and David Arnolds 'The last Goodbye' plays in the background 😞Then he comes across the Lapel Pin of Electra's and his anger starts to kick in and Arnolds 'Renard's Plutonium Gift' is gently played 😠 BUT THEN, Parodi Fair's theme kicks in as Brosnan reaches inside his jacket for his Parker Pen and he asks "For england?", gives it 3 clicks then says..... "No" .....clicks 3 again and his final words "Still for me" 😉 END scene Hope you like it man, thanks for doing this :)

5:58 Wow, I’d never seen that interview before. That’s fascinating. I’d known he had been considered for Warhead 2000 but I always assumed it was McClory’s mad ravings, considering at other points he also said there were going to get Liam Neeson or Timothy Dalton. All part of the McClory hype train that he insists is as grand as the Orient Express but in reality has the length and opulence of the Waterloo & City line. Good thing for Pierce it never happened or he might have passed over for GoldenEye. He would’ve been a one-shot Bond in a weird off-shoot movie and we’d have Paul McGann or Sean Bean as Bond #5.

Hope Brosnon does come back. He had right balance of humour, ladies man and tough guy and he would be a great choice to get the franchise back on track

If Barbara and Michael can’t figure out where to go next, ask the fans for a storyline!

As my favorite actor in the role, I wouldn’t mind a proper send off to the gadget heavy / lighthearted era of Bond starring Brosnan. I find it hard to believe Amazon would go for that approach though.

I think the idea of Brosnan/Dalton/Lazenby playing an older agent could work as more like a mentor is a spy film that pays homage to the Bond films.

Alternative idea. Have George, Timothy and Pierce all have spin-offs in the form of video games. This would allow for additional stories at any point within their character's timeline as well as games focused on giving them proper send offs. It'd actually be an excellent way of tiding fans over when there aren't any films being released with a new actor. Plus, in the future they could bring Daniel Craig in to do small adventures set between Casino Royale - No Time To Die.

Brosnan long wanted a heavier/weightier Bond script. I think he could help balance the serious with a new injection of fun. I vote yes - a film about Bond at the end of his career, remembering an earlier adventure, that somehow comes back to haunt him now.

It is a shame Brosnan got the short end of the stick with his dismissal. Die Another Day's failure wasn't his fault, but EON's, yet he's the one who gets let go. A return could be fun, and as for softening the blow, it'd be like Connery's return in Diamonds are Forever (give or take a decade or two, haha). But yes, there are also the other concerns you laid out. Holy crap, there's actually an interviewer who *asked* Brosnan about the McClory rumour? I had no idea!

Wow, Calvin, this idea never occurred to me, and at first blush it seemed outrageous -- but you very quickly made this a totally legit argument. EON has indeed traditionally been about forward progress and not looking back, but even before you got to the idea of an Amazon one-off, I thought a six-episode limited streaming series would be the perfect way to make this work. The demise of Daniel Craig's version of 007 proves once and for all that EON now considers Bond a regenerating character that can exist in individual timelines. Pierce returning for a proper sendoff of *his* Bond would be incredible, especially in the context of a limited series that would not impede the forward momentum of the cinematic series. And from the Expendables franchise to Liam Neeson's recent filmography to FX's The Old Man, we know the worldwide audience has an appetite for action heroes of a certain age. The return of our brilliant Brosnan to James Bloody Bond in this manner would be the apogee.

I absolutely love this idea. With the rage of bringing back old actors, it would also be a hit. Why not, what's there to lose? No Time to Die ended in a very risky and original way, so why not do a one-off experiment?

This would be sooooo cool! Pierce is my favorite Bond and one of my favorite actors. He is so suave and the essence of cool while looking damn good at the spy stuff too

It was always a great shame that Pierce Brosnan was the only Bond actor to be essentially fired from the role, all the others at least chose not to return. Even tho it's not likely, I hope he can do a final Bond adventure.

I think they should do something like Top Gun Maverick where he’s still a Double 00 and he has to train up some new 00s for what is a suicidal mission more or less and gets to be Bond on a mission and ride off into the sunset the way Bond should.

Aidan Turner is the only real choice for me tbh. The only guy who has natural screen presence without being some Hollywood megastar already totally associated with other major characters, who looks just like James Bond should and has a huge pull on the ladies. All he's missing are the cold blue eyes, but that kinda makes him have more of a Connery vibe. He can curb the Irish accent perfectly and has a great voice for the part too.

I've often thought to myself in recent years it would be interesting if they brought back Brosnan for one more go around as Bond. Although, as was mentioned in the video, No Time To Die unfortunately has a lot of story beats you'd likely see in a final outing Brosnan movie so it might feel a bit too similar in that regard.

While this is a fascinating idea, I would love to see a third Dalton film to get some closure

Even though I know it will likely never happen, I'd love to see some closure on Brosnan's tenure as Bond. Loved him in the role and that whole era was such a fun time to be a Bond fan.

I personally would be very happy to see Timothy Dalton in another movie. My guy needs more than two films.

Idea for a video - Top 10 Bond Adverts/Commercials. So Roger Moore for the Post Office, Pierce Brosnan for Visa and Spar, Daniel Craig for Heineken ect

Glad this was covered as I see it coming up a lot in comment sections. My opinion isn't a popular one but I think the time for a comeback has passed. NTTD was a 'Bond out of retirement' story when Craig was 51 at the time of filming and I can't see them wanting to do it again [especially as Pierce is nearly 70]. Like Connery, I think a video game would be more suitable but given Project 007 seems to still be ages away that's a long shot too. I think 'The November Man' is far more of a 'secret Bond film' than the Rock and that's the epilogue for Pierce's Bond for me.

Yes. I would love a "retired" Bond film with Brosnan. And once again Calvin wanted to note that your video quality and content continues to get better and better. Much respect.

That science fact joke never gets old lol

Would love to see Pierce Brosnan & Tom Cruise do a 007/Mission Impossible blended movie!

Although I would love Pierce Brosnan to return back for one final Bond film. I honestly think he sort of already did that with 2014's The November Man. :)

After watching the November Man, yes Brosnan could and should return to a two movie contract and film them back to back and release them every 12 months. After this stint, then I could see EON have decided on their choice for the next Bond. I think Brosnan enjoyed his time as the character so I think it’s likely Brosnan would be eager to reprise the character. Excellent video Calvin!

An interesting take on a retired Bond was in Clive Cussler's novel "Night Probe". It would be very difficult to get everyone on board, EON, CUSSLER ESTATE and whomever. But Bond is not identified until the last couple of pages with a wink.

He would get my vote without a doubt.. his age so well that a bond character is Worthy of his return

I have long wanted to see Brosnan back in the role as an older Bond. Goldeneye is my favorite Bond and TND is good. The other two were diminishing returns which was such a burn. They had so much more potential for good films starring Brosnan that went unrealized. So yeah, I’d love to see a last hurrah for Brosnan. But let’s be honest, they’ll never recapture the greatness of Goldeneye even now. It’s hard to recreate what worked about great 80s and 90s action films. It was a time, place, production design language, etc that has passed. So even if this happened, I reckon the film we get would not be what I wanted it to be. Best to move on into a new era.

I figured an animated Spin off movie could work with Brosnan. It being a animated feature would give it a more "Spin off" kind of feel, so make it work better as a sidestep before the next big Bond Reboot they're planning.

I still want a Bond game where it follows Bond through the eras and styles, while we still have 4 bonds left (even if Lazenby is in his 80s)

Not as the leading 007 agent working on the field, BUT I'd love to see Brosnan returning as a figure of a experienced trainer of a new 007. In a time and age where every franchise seeks for its own "everything's connected" cinematic universe, that would be cool.

I'm with you I like Pierce Brosnan back as Bond and do what did with OHMSS and Diamonds before moving on with new Guy but is test best for the franchise

Its been a dream of mine to see Pierce Brosnan back for one more outing as Bond. Ever since I saw Logan I felt they could do something similar with Brosnan in Bond, perhaps exploring an older and grizzled version of the character, which would be something we haven't really seen yet from Bond. It could be something new, something fun, and on a personal level a proper send off for my favorite Bond actor

Back in 2005 I was eagerly awaiting an announcement that Pierce would make a 5th film. I think his age would be the problem (Roger was 57, Pierce is 69).

Pierce was a great Bond. He deserved a better send-off and didn't deserve to get booted. Nothing against Daniel Craig, but Brosnan was the Bond I grew up with. Will always have a soft spot for him

I gotta ask: what would be wrong with a throwaway Brosnan one-off like "Never Say Never Again" made just for the fans? That type of brand service seems to be working well with new iterations of Batman.

You know Calvin I don’t know if Pierce would actually return as Bond in movie just because of his age and how he’s really old. However, that being said, if there was another James Bond video game or something like that, I think he could return A bond video game and voice Bond again. And I think, for the most part that would be the only option or so.

I would love to see him back. Also having an older Bond could change things up at least a little bit

Calvin Dyson should be in the mix of candidates for a future Bond film.

Was never a fan of the Brosnan Bonds. But bringing him back would be a nice move in order to bring the series to it‘s previous lighter and more entertaining times. After all those mostly good but dark Craig films and looking at what is going on in the world right now, we deserve one or two lighter Bond movies. And one more: Please bring Shirley Bassey back one more time.

Would be great to see Pierce Brosnan or Tim Dalton as 'M', or some older member of 'the service'. Both bit old to be Bond though. Should be Cavill (as it should have been in 2006, arguably!).

Totally agree with you big dog. Also - too bad we didn't get to meet up when I was in London last week.

I think it would be fun for Pierce to do a stop gap movie in between Daniel and the next Bond. Like you said, the nostalgia factor that fans and producers buy into has been in overdrive ever since the marvel movies took hold!

I'm absolutely in the same boat as you Calvin. I would love for there to be a fifth Brosnan film; however, the time for that was 18 years ago. After 20 years out of the role and likely only able to do one more film, it would not make sense for EON to put the future of the series on him. My hope is that EON picks a younger actor who has all the characteristics that I loved about Pierce's portrayal of James Bond (maybe Henry Cavill?) and he takes the role for the remainder of the decade.

I would absolutely love a 5th Pierce Bond film. If there’s a great young actor out there in their twenties who’s a perfect fit for Bond in a few years time it would make perfect sense for EON to buy time with a Brosnan swansong.

Great video Calvin. I do agree with all you said 🍸

Relatedly: one of my favourite Pierce Bronson role in the last decade was The Foreigner, where he 1. uses his natural accent, and 2. while his role isn’t really action heavy, he brings an intensity and grit that be fitting of a character that could have been a retired James Bond in another life.

Simple answer: No. It should be left to rest. If he wants to return, it should be like multiverse thing.

How about what they did in the last Spider-Man film Pierce and Timothy

So interesting that this channel takes up this idea. I have thought about it and discussed it a few times over the last year. In fact, I think it would be exactly what James Bond would need and could potentially bring back what we have come to love about the franchise over decades. I think it was really a mistake for EON to subject the Bond films to the logic of tentpole blockbusters and the reboot logic of the last 20 years. I firmly believe that the film series itself didn't need that. Nor do Bonds need to be half a billion dollar auteur films. Remember that Cubby Broccoli always advocated that making 10 cents look like 10 dollars was a virtue in Bond. I have loved the Bond films all my life and with Craig, who I think is a great actor and an inspired Bond, I understood what I was missing at some point after Casino Royale, one of my personal top 5 films: The feeling of satisfaction and at the same time hunger for the "next". Please: bring us these films again at shorter intervals and let them take their immanent form, free of deep psychology. I would argue the brand did well in being more than the sum of its parts But now that the door has been opened - let's pull the cart out of the mud and give Quentin Tarantino the opportunity with "his" Bond Pierce Brosnan to restore the films to their original texture (I would love to hear that dialogue!). I’m sure there is a global audience yearning to see a mature actor (who has indeed come up well short with only 7 years of tenure) return as his most iconic alter ego. Remember that it was Brosnan who re-established James Bond as a pop culture fixture in a post-Cold War world. It would also be an elegant way of facing up to the anachronistic aspects of this franchise in a woke and gender conscious climate rather than chasing after the zeitgeist. Granted: in this respect, Broccoli and Wilson have done just about everything right so far. I'd also like to point out that no young British actor under 50 seems to make a strong point for himself in the part at this moment in time. Thanks for this video, Calvin!

There’s even a fan trailer that does the concept of all the Bonds working together, Connery through Craig. It’s called “No Good About Goodbye” and it even has multiple M’s and Q’s!

Given the popularity of the events like the last Spider-Man movie, I wonder how fans would react if they could somehow reunite all living Bond actors in a single film! Of course, this isn't a Sci-Fi series as such, so it would be nearly impossible to explain how they were all Bond but still, I don't think I would really care how they pulled it off...

I'd love to see it but i think it would depend on how forgiving Pierce is over how they eventually treated him.

This is a great opportunity to suggest a review of Matador--a memorable dark comedy that seems quite different from the other things he's been up to.

"Should..." I for one believe that he was scapegoated for the dismal critical reception given to DAD (indeed, the only 007 actor not given the honour of quitting his tenure on his own terms). But...he has *had his turn* . Besides, he has portrayed Bond-like parts (or antithetical ones) in other films, such as The Fourth Protocol, The Tailor of Panama, and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). _Let sleeping dog lie_ .

{Pierce could come back as M and say he retired from the service due to old age. P.S. your next Gardner book is the Licence to Kill novelisation i believe which is a really good read. i'm enjoying it as my Alexa is reading it to me. also. i love the N64 GoldenEye background music.

Honestly I'd love to see Pierce Brosnan as an aging / retired 007 who's called back into action one last time because of a conflict he's knowledgeable about from his past (you can almost think Sean Connery's knowledge of Alcatraz in The Rock). I also REALLY want to see Michelle Yeoh back as Wei-Lin in one form or another!

I could see them casting a previous Bond actor as a villain. "004 disappeared in 1980, presumed dead. Well we just found him and he's been selling British secrets from his offshore lair. Go get him, 007". Have some "You and I are not so different" fun with it.

I think it's great that this channel of Brosniacs goes this hard for Pierce. haha love your content man! And yea man as much as I love Brosnan's work, probably best to let them handle it however they choose to

Yes! While Craig Era kind of played out the old spy trope I would love Pierce in a retired Bond movie coming back for 1 last mission.

If he ever did come back, I would almost certainly die from sheer excitement

I have thought a lot about this question, Calvin. I would love to you to have a look at some alternate timeline, where Pierce didn't step down right after DAD and made 2 more films before Daniel showed up. So, let me tell in some details about these 2 potential films. Intro: Despite the suprising sucess of Bounre in 2002, which provided more serious and personal-driven style in spy film, Barbara and Michael still decided to keep Brosnan in role. They think, that these new trends can work with Pierce lead, so they decided to make a couple of flicks with him, until he will become too old for the part. Fifth Brosnan 007-film - "A Wrath of the Beast" was released in early 2005, and shooting took place in 2004. In this film Bond was in Mexico, and during the mission, he was attacked and chased by the son of Franz Sanchez, which wants a revenge for his beloved and powerful father. Film will include hardcore chases through the desert, where Bond will be without his gadgets, and he will rely on his wits. Closer to final act he reached his HQ in Mexico, where he will receive a new Aston Martin and some gadgets for the final battle with Sanchez's son. Q will arrive there to help 007 to prepare, and James will recieve some aid from his mexico collegue, someone like Ferrara in FYEO or Vijay in OP. There will be a strong battle, where Bond and his Mexico friend will lure Sanchez's goons into painful traps, similar to Rambo's tricks in Rambo 5, and than there will be a dynamic chase through desert and gun-battle in desert with Sanchez Jr. Despite Sanchez was strong in fist combat, Bond will eventually defeat him, but he will shocked at the fact, that enemies from past can hunt him after such a long time. The main Bond girl here can be Salma Hayek or Michelle Rodrigez. Title song will be in metal style, it will be performed by Disturbed of System of a Down. Film will be a direct continuation of LTK and will make Dalton's and Brosnan's Bond the same. And it will gain a huge massive sucess, thanks to more personall story, and more horrifying style of story. Six film - "The Angel with a Cold Heart" will be Brosnan's swansong. It was released in 2007, and shooting took place in 2006. In this film Bond, along with his collegues will train a young studens for future work in Mi-6. It will present the mentor-student story, where Bond will have a strong fathership with one of these studens, and will properly try to make a good agent from this guy. So, this story will strongly adress Brosnan's age, who will be 53 in this movie. But despite all, this student will betray James and during their common mission he will take the side of terrorist group. After 007 rejecting the offer to join this group, this young man will provide an attack to Bond's friends, and some of them will be hurted of killed. The conflict will reach it's peak in final, where this student with terrorist will take a hostages in public place in London, and Bond with his 00-collegues will be sent to stop this crime. So there will be a massive battle, simiral to TSWLM, where will be a massive fight between agents and terrosist, and Bond will have a personal knife fight with his former pupil. This young guy will also catch a Bond girl as a hostage and lure Bond into the top of high roof, where this fight will take place. Bond will be very wounded during battle, but he will be able to drop the guy from the roof. This betray hurted James so much, that he went into retirement after these events, and he wasn't able to recover. In the final scene he will spent time with his girl, and M will phone him and ask to return, until Mi-6 will find a worthy sucessor to 007. But Bond will be sceptic to this offer and says to M that he needs a time to think. This film will mirror GE in terms of script. His first film was about brotherhood between young friends, and his swansong was about fathership, which older agent can feel to young pupil. In some way the fim will recemble Revenge of the Sith and Rocky-5, and it also was a massive financial and critic sucess. Title song will be melancholic and sad in rock style, and can be performed by Evanscence. Gunbarrel will be very intense, cold, simiral to LTK one. When Pierce officially step down from the role in early 2008, public decided, that Brosnan's best 007 entries were GE, TWINE, AWOTB and TAWACH. In this timeline Pierce remained a good relations with Barbara and Michael, and his last 2 films made a soft bridge to Craig's tenure, which began in 2009, with CR release. Brosnan went through full circle of story - from young agent in GE to older and tired in TWAWACH, so now it was a need of full reboot. And CR satisfy this request, presenting an entirely new chapter about young agent. I wish this storyline was real. I hope you will like these thoughts.

I was watching Black Adam recently and this exact thought crossed my mind. A one off Brosnan 007 movie with him could be excellent - get Chris Nolan involved!

That would be interesting. Given to a good director, it could work. I would love to see Dalton being given one more chance, he didn't get enough films.

I would love to see Pierce return as Bond, even if it was only for one film.

Brosnan has it all Cool of Connery Humor of Moore Edge of Dalton And he’s so damn charming.

I'd be amazing if Pierce Brosnan got to return as Bond one last time.

Big Finish tried to obtain the rights to do a series of James Bond audio plays a few years ago, but were rejected. If that ever happened, I reckon Pierce Brosnan's got just the right kind of voice for such work.

Heres how I see it... Brosnan definitely deserved a 5th movie back in the day and a $20 million cheque, plus a brand new Aston Martin. Say what you want about Die another Day, the series was NOT begging for a reboot or anything. Weather he would do Casino Royale or another stand alone movie, the man deserved that 5th movie. His personae brought the franchise back to a fresh new audience with Goldeneye when the movies before were not doing so well as they could have been. Even in 2004 when he was let go, they released 'Everything or Nothing' game with the thought that he'll definitely do another one soon, so you can see his popularity. Oh it upsets me in the Parkinson show, Inside the actors studio and Bafta 40th Tribute that he's confident he'll do another :( At the end of the day though, Pierce is an actor first and foremost and its his job and passion as a performer to articulate the human conflict through theatrical drama. He didn't become an actor to be an action hero. Because of that, I think he knows as well that its business and he's already been let down twice and he respectively wants Daniel Craig to have his time as Bond. Weather one liked NTTD's ending or not, bringing Brosnan back for one last adventure would be a little disrespectful to Daniels teenier as Bond. I WILL SAY HOWEVER, I think its still a mystery to us all at the end of the day over why they let him go in 2004. Hearing that Barbera was crying in the back ground on the phone call leads me to believe that this was a decision she didn't want to happen. Was it Michaels decision? was it a studio interference? It seemed like the actor and producers didn't have any fights during those years, so what happened??????

I really enjoy your Bond content and Pierce Brosnan was the first Bond I saw in theaters and have always enjoyed his films. The whole time I was watching this video I was agreeing with you and thinking to myself "Amazon Special" and then you said it. 100% yes from me.

I echo your sentiments Calvin. Thanks, another fun video for our imagination

I'd love to see that. Pierce Brosnan is my favourite Bond ever since I seen Goldeneye in the cinema. I always thought that he should of got at least one more Bond movie. I'm not sure how it would be pulled off but it could be great.

It's hard to reconcile how bummed out Pierce sounds about being shut out of the role so suddenly with how good the first Craig film is. 😥

Bringing Brosnan back would convince viewers that we have put Craig's story arc behind us, and the franchise is reverting to the non-connected format of films that came before Craig. He should be brought back for 1 last film (like David Tennant in Doctor Who), followed by a new actor in the format of pre-Craig films. Great idea really. Even Craig himself would approve, because he wanted his own arc to be seperate from the remaining franchise, so he wouldn't want some continuation of his storyline through the so-called codename theory. Also in this Brosnan swan song they could feature a flashback of Bond's younger days which would introduce the next Bond within the film!

I dont see this happening. Connery's turn in Diamonds Are Forever was purely to drag the audience back to the theatre after Lazenby. Eon Productions are looking to appeal to a much younger audience, hence why they looking for a younger actor. And I think the recent rumour of Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be a master-stroke if he's selected! The only way a Brosnan film would work is if he too meets his end, either by dying on-screen, or we see Bond retiring.

While making some reflections about this video of yours, I came up with a short synopsis that I think that could've worked for Brosnan's Bond. The story picks up Die Another Day and reinvents it, kinda like in a Skyfall method. Bond actually never woke up from his trauma after being tortured for 14 months. Instead, he had a deep sleep and bad dreams (insert the actual film here lol), and by the time he woke up, the world had changed. Gustav Graves died by the hands of Jinx, who sacrificed herself to put an end to the maniac's plans. The MI-6 were surprised that Bond could have woken up over 20 years after all his torture and despite someone had taken the 007 number, he wants to prove that he is still capable to do the job. He unofficially finds out about the plans of a man that wants to hack military satellites around the globe, firing missiles from a country to another and start the third world war. He also intends to use his own line of diverse armored vehicles to sell it through the black market, and keep financing that very war all over the globe. Bond will use his skills to stop this madman and recover his 00 status. It's maybe an OTT story I came up with, but at least it'd be something different from the “retired agent that needs to come back for a last mission" plot.

Here's a thought: Since Daniel Craig got a massive send-off, is that what we should expect for Bond actors from now on? Are the days of a Bond's final Adventure being just another movie gone for good now?

Never heard the story before about Pierce potentially being in a rival series. That would've been crazy but I'm glad he didn't do it.

Would love to see this idea fleshed out… an old grizzled bond coming out of retirement to investigate a new threat… the child of Alec Trevelyn out for revenge working for what’s left of Spectre. Maybe Pierces Bond can turn him to the light and make right by his fallen friend by saving his son… lining the kid up to take on the 007 namesake after a heartfelt death by the movies end. Thanks for the video Calvin. Love em’

I'm with you here Calvin. Since I saw DAD back in 2002, I always wanted a proper send off for Brosnan. I always thought that he deserved a good last one! In "The November Man" he proves that he can do great action scenes! Also I actually thought that the videogame Nightfire was going to be his last before revealing the name "Die Another Day". I miss him a lot as Bond. I always loved his performance. Awesome video mate! Cheers! :D

I don't see him playing bond as an active service agent but I could potentially see him playing bond as M (after a lifetime of exquisite service they promote him to head of the 00 section) then conferring the bond identity on the new bond for his next adventure.

I think it’s a great idea, sadly I don’t think it would appeal to a massive audience bringing him back compared to having a brand new actor. However, I think this idea would work better (and actually flourish) as a limited time one off series on Amazon Prime. You only have to look at Ewan McGregor coming back as Obi Wan Kenobi and how well that did. Why not do the same?

Would be interesting to see bond short stories with all characters in the “past” and “late” stage of their careers. Also a way to introduce the new guy. Like a Quantum of Solace type deal (the book).