Replacing Pierce Brosnan as James Bond

In June 1994, Pierce Brosnan was announced as the new James Bond Agent 007, and signed a 3-picture contract (for GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough), with an option for a 4th film (Die Another Day). A flurry of rumors began in the summer of 1999 about Brosnan's future as James Bond. Brosnan's contract as Bond was not renewed in the summer of 2004. His replacement was announced after many rumors, in October 2005.

News items

• Roger Moore thinks any idiot can play Bond (Nov. 6 2006)
• Daniel Craig was first choice for Bond says Barbara Broccoli (Nov. 8 2006)
  
  
• Daniel Craig takes on 007 mantle (Oct 14 2005)
• From GoldenEye to golden hair (Oct 12 2005)
• Campbell: "Forget about Brosnan as Bond" (Oct 5 2005)
• Colin Salmon (Oct 5 2005)
• "300 actors considered" (Oct. 4 2005)
• Aussie enters race to play Bond (Sept 29 2005)
• Hugh Grant (Sept 28 2005)
• Brosnan suspects Bond publicity stunt (Sept 26 2005)
• James Bond writer "reinvents" spy (Sept 17 2005)
• Daniel Craig (Sept 14 2005)
• Casino Royale may be delayed for lack of Bond (Sept 4 2005)
• The Bond market (Sept 2 2005)
• Jason Statham (Sept 2 2005)
• Jackman refuses 3 picture deal (Aug 15 2005)
• Ewan McGregor (Aug 11 2005)
• Bond's B-List Shortlist (July 24 2005)
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (May 5, 2005)
• Bond team quiet on Brosnan return (April 27 2005)
• More than 70 contenders and still no new 007 (April 16 2005)
• Bond bosses silent on actor Daniel Craig (April 6 2005)
• Daniel Craig (April 6 2005)
• Clive Owen (April 5, 2005)
• Brosnan back as Bond? (April 4 2005)
• Who Will Be the Next James Bond? (March 2005)
• Julian McMahon (Feb. 28 2005)
• Dougray Scott (Jan 31 2005)
• Hugh Jackman (Jan 18 2005)



• Colin Salmon (Dec 3 2004)
• Ioan Gruffud (Nov 20 2004)
• Sean Connery: Ewan McGregor for Bond (Nov 18 2004)
• The search for the new 007 (Nov. 18 2004)
• Ewan McGregor and Dougray Scott (Nov 13 2004)
• Ewan McGregor and Dougray Scott #2 (Nov 13 2004)
• Odds on a Scot will be the new Bond (Nov 12 2004)
• Colin Farrell (Nov 9 2004)
• Colin Farrell: Pierce is just messing with me (Nov 8 2004)
• Geoffrey Moore disses Farrell, McGregor (Nov 7 2004)
• Colin Farrell is Bond rumor traced to joke (Nov 4 2004)
• Is It Time To Revoke 007s License? (Nov 3 2004)
• Brosnan supports Colin Farrell (Nov 2 2004)
• Brosnan favours Colin Farrell (Nov 2 2004)
• "It's over, it's over, it's absolutely over" (Oct 19 2004)
• Pierce Brosnan's Bond days are over (Oct 15 2004)
• Search for Bond actor delays film (Oct 1 2004)
• Sony Purchase Spins James Bond Casting (Sept 29 2004)
• No Bana (Aug 26 2004)
• Bard Influences Next James Bond Film (Aug 23 2004)
• Bond, who's Bond? (Aug 9 2004)
• Rikki Lee Travolta ??? (Aug 8 2004)
• Eric Bana (Aug 2 2004)
• MGM tight-lipped on 007 rumours (July 31 2004)
• Ioan Gruffud (July 30 2004)
• Clive Owen (July 30 2004)
• MGM keeps silence on future of Brosnan as Bond (July 30 2004)
• No word on Brosnan's 007 future (July 30 2004)
• Pierce realizes that he's too old for this shit, so here's how to fix James Bond (July 27 2004)



• Clive Owen (July 10 2004)
• Iain Glen (July 7 2004)
• Hunt for new Bond (May 3 2004)
• Orlando Bloom (April 8 2004)
• Brosnan uncertain over more Bond (April 2 2004)
• Ioan Gruffudd (March 24, 2004)
• Orlando Bloom (March 18 2004)
  
  
• Licensed to stew (Oct 29 2003)
• Ralph Fiennes (May 1, 2003)
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers (April 21, 2003)
• Jude Law (Jan 27 2003)
• Jeremy Northam (Jan 9 2003)



• Colin Salmon (Dec 28 2002)
• Colin Salmon (Nov 20 2002)
• Brosnan confirms Bond return (Nov 17 2002)
• Rupert Everett: "I should have been James Bond" (Aug 24 2002)
• Males bonding (May 27 2001)
• Ioan Gruffudd "too young for Bond (May 11 2002)
• Roger Moore says his son is 'perfect' for Bond role (April 16 2002)
• Iain Glen (Nov 5 2001)
• James Purefoy (Oct 2001)
• Hugh Jackman (July 27 2001)
• Brosnan to continue as James Bond (July 3 2001)
• Who will be the 6th 007? (April 27 2001)
• A 21st century Bond (April 25 2001)
  
  
• Pierce Brosnan and James Bond 1981-1994

This page first went up on July 22 1999