JAMES BOND: Pierce Brosnan Doesn't Want To See An American 007; New Report Teases Amazon's Plans For The Spy

Pierce Brosnan has shared his thoughts on an American James Bond, while a new report claims that part of the mandate for Amazon gaining creative control of 007 was that the spy remain male and British.

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By JoshWilding - Mar 10, 2025 11:03 AM EST

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Source: ActioNewz.com

It was recently revealed that longtime James Bond franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson have reached a deal with Amazon that gives the company full creative control over 007.

It's no secret that Amazon, owners of the Prime Video streaming platform, is eager to expand and monetize the property...even if it means shining the spotlight on Bond's supporting cast. As for Bond himself, it's unclear what the plan is for the iconic Sir Ian Fleming creation.

As we first reported on ActioNewz.com, The Daily Mail (via Deadline) has shared details from an internal memo circulated at Amazon and MGM "stipulating the spy will not change gender or nationality." This means Bond will remain a man and either be British or part of the Commonwealth.

An insider told the tabloid, "There have been so many erroneous rumours about the future of Bond. Amazon is committed to keeping the spirit of Bond alive and that means he has to be British or from the Commonwealth - and he has to be male."

Despite that latter note, it seems unlikely the next Bond will be anything other than British. Then again, Bond has been played by two non-British actors in the past: Australian George Lazenby and Irishman Pierce Brosnan.

During a recent conversation with The Telegraph, Brosnan - who starred as 007 in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day - said it's a "given" that the next Bond should be British, not American.

"History has been passed on and I'm very proud to have been part of the history and the legacy of Bond and the movies I made with Barbara and Michael," he added. "It takes great courage for them to let go."

"I hope that [Amazon] handles the work and the character with dignity and imagination and respect."

A recent report revealed, "Zero progress had been made in getting 007 back onscreen. There’s no script for the next movie, no director and - most critically - no Bond. Sources say Amazon had suggested a few actors, but none the Broccolis would sign off on."

It seems the landmark deal - thought to be worth as much as $1 billion - goes back to last December when The Wall Street Journal published a story revealing that Broccoli had described Amazon executives as "f***ing idiots." That soon found its way to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and one insider reveals, "He read her quote in the Journal and got on the phone and said, 'I don’t care what it costs, get rid of her.'"

Keep checking back here for updates on James Bond's future as we have them.

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ObserverIO - 3/10/2025, 11:43 AM

Transgender Bond confirmed then.

DarthAlgar - 3/10/2025, 12:12 PM

@ObserverIO - Yes! Give us a black transgender James/Jamie Bond with huge double d's and a 13 inch cock.

ObserverIO - 3/10/2025, 12:26 PM

@DarthAlgar - ticket sold. Now streaming on the official James Bond Only Fans account.

soberchimera - 3/10/2025, 11:46 AM

They should set the new series in the 1950s when the books were written and have Bond be a WWII veteran, also build up to Blofeld and SPECTRE like the first five Connery movies.

Wahhvacado - 3/10/2025, 11:50 AM

@soberchimera -

S8R8M - 3/10/2025, 12:08 PM

@soberchimera - Sounds great. You can have WW2 that haunts and drives him to keep going.

S8R8M - 3/10/2025, 12:09 PM

@soberchimera - Or have him as a spy during WW2?

DarthAlgar - 3/10/2025, 12:19 PM

@soberchimera -

ObserverIO - 3/10/2025, 12:27 PM

@soberchimera - And get Christopher Nolan on board to direct. Let him take the wheel for a while before flooding the market with TV shows and cartoons and such.

DarthOmega - 3/10/2025, 11:47 AM

With so many Brits playing American characters it would be funny if they got a Southern American with a terrible British accent to play Bond. I mean the perfect choice for Bond is Henry Cavil. But he played probably the most iconic American hero (by way of Krypton).

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 11:48 AM

I don't really care about Bond, but had to come in here because it's hilarious that Pierce says this when he is in fact Irish, not British, and he was born in a part of Ireland that isn't park of the commonwealth.

So if you go buy the "rules" laid out earlier in the article:
"Amazon is committed to keeping the spirit of Bond alive and that means he has to be British or from the Commonwealth - and he has to be male."

He shouldn't have been [frick]ing Bond.

NodrickStripson - 3/10/2025, 12:00 PM

@SATW42 - I don’t think those rules mean the actor themselves has to be British….think it’s intentional is that the CHARACTER of James Bond remain British and male. Not necessarily the actor portraying him.

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 12:01 PM

@NodrickStripson - but every single actor who has played him has followed those rules, except for him lmao

TheFinestSmack - 3/10/2025, 12:11 PM

@SATW42 - I know Scotland is technically part of the UK; does Scottish count as British? Because Connery...

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 12:21 PM

@TheFinestSmack - Scotland is part of the British Commonwealth, so yeah, he's ok lmao. It's only Pierce who doesn't follow the rules.

Some people are saying they mean the character and not the actor, but it's funny to me that the only actor who doesn't fit the bill along with the character is the one who thinks the character has to be British

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 12:28 PM

@TheFinestSmack - Scotland does count as British, yes, in fact Ireland although no longer part of the UK is still one of the British Isles (the clue is in that name, being British is to do with geography not nationality). England, Wales and Scotland are all on an Island called Great Britain (as it is the biggest of the British Isles).

Scotland is still FULL UK, the full name of which is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom bit being the clue as the crowns of Scotland and England United under James VI of Scotland AKA James I of England).

They have a devolved government but not FULLY independent (yet) of the UK government and still part of the Crown.

The British Isles are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.

The main point of all this is however Bond should remain with the history of being a Commander of the British Royal Navy thus the character should be British. The actor doesn't have to be far as I'm concerned but should be convincing as being British IMO and rare an American can pull off a convincing British accent unless lived here a LONG time :D

As I am a Brit I may be wrong but thought part the appeal of Bond in America was how traditionaly British he is, if anything I'd have thought maybe Americans would have more issue with it if the actor isn't than us in the UK would have.

ObserverIO - 3/10/2025, 12:29 PM

@TheFinestSmack - Scotland is more than just a part of the British commonwealth, it is Britain. Britain is made up of the legacy countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 12:33 PM

@SATW42 - Ireland is one of the British Isles, technicaly thus they are still British even if not part of the UK or commonwealth. I know, it is confusing and not everyone uses the terms in the same way, certainly many from the nation state of Ireland would not consider themselves as 'British' but...

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 12:44 PM

@Apophis71 - Nah, British Isles is just a name, they aren't part of the commonwealth lol. It's like the orange turd thinking he did something changing the gulk of mexico to the gulf of america

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 12:50 PM

@SATW42 - Why I say most the Irish wouldn't call themself British as it tends to be mostly shorthand for from the UK (commonwealth is a totaly seperate thing, not all member states were even ever part of the British empire and not all nation states that were part of that members of the commonwealth).

Geography still matters however but this is all moot as obviously he is talking about the character anyway, as he is fully aware where he was born and raised, BUT he could be using the more rare wider use of the term British meaning from the British Isles (even if not the UK).

TheFinestSmack - 3/10/2025, 2:01 PM

@Apophis71 @ObserverIO - Didn't know I'd learn so much today. You'd think I'd know more of this since I mostly watch British TV. I think I always assumed there was a greater divide between Scotland and Britain since the cultures of each seem so independent of one another. Connery will always be MY Bond.

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 2:18 PM

@TheFinestSmack - Most Scots will call themself Scottish, mostly English who will tend to call themselves British.

There are exceptions but regional pride is high in Scotland, NI and Wales so there are distinct social divisions in some ways and why common for the English to use the term British (to recognise the other regions without seperating themself or feeding into those divisions, we are well aware of out past wrongs).

TheVisionary25 - 3/10/2025, 11:49 AM

This insider saying Bond has to be British or part of the Commonwealth is interesting since does that mean an Australian or Canadian Bond can be a possibility?.

I doubt it but since this insider has brought it up , it certainly lets one’s imagination run wild haha.

Anyway , it’s interesting that apparently nothing them changing his race isn’t off limits unlike gender or nationality so I could see us getting a Black Bond in the future for example which I’m sure the people who yell “DEI” every chance they get will love.

If so then I think someone like a Sope Dirisu could be good!!.

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 11:59 AM

@TheVisionary25 - "This insider saying Bond has to be British or part of the Commonwealth is interesting since does that mean an Australian or Canadian Bond can be a possibility?."

There's already been an Aussie Bond

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 12:00 PM

@TheVisionary25 - the only Bond who hasn't followed the rules is the guy saying Bond has to be British lmao

TheVisionary25 - 3/10/2025, 12:20 PM

@SATW42 - yes , the actor sure

However I took it as the character , like can Bond Himself be Australian?.

AllsNotGood - 3/10/2025, 12:11 PM

I'm sure it'll a "reimagined for modern audiences"

fanboy03191 - 3/10/2025, 12:12 PM

Isn’t Pierce Irish?

soberchimera - 3/10/2025, 12:23 PM

@fanboy03191 - Yeah, and not even Northern Irish.

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 12:37 PM

@fanboy03191 - Ireland is still one of the British Isles, independence doesn't change geography, although obviously many in Ireland may not consider themself British, geographicaly they still are.

RedFury - 3/10/2025, 12:29 PM

It's pretty sad that so many people seem to think that when Pierce says it's a given that Bond should be British, they think that he means the actor and not the character.

Has critical thinking, and reading comprehension really fallen this far? Come on guys... Pierce of course knows his own nationality lmao! Which means by process of elimination that he's talking about the character staying British.

I seriously worry for the future.

TheVisionary25 - 3/10/2025, 12:41 PM

@RedFury - that’s how I took it too so I’m surprised by some of the comments lol.

RedFury - 3/10/2025, 12:44 PM

@TheVisionary25 - lol same here man. I expected far more Amazon hate, and far less thinking Brosnan doesn't know where he was born 🤣

SATW42 - 3/10/2025, 12:55 PM

@RedFury - for the record, I don't think Pierce doesn't know where he's born, but it's possible he doesn't know about "memos" stating where Bond the character should be from and unintentionally left the door open to mockery because even if talking about the character, he's still the only actor who doesn't follow the criteria. Everyother actor follows the criteria from character to actor. He only fills the criteria by character, not by actor.

I just think it's funny. Ya know, like politicians who say they hate gay people are almost always the ones who it turns out are having extramarital affairs with gay lovers.

RedFury - 3/10/2025, 1:07 PM

@SATW42 - I hear you for sure. If taken in the context of him blanking on his storied history as Bond compared to the rest I can definitely see the fun in the ubsuredy lol.

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 1:09 PM

@SATW42 - I mean he should have stuck with saying the character must remain British, shouldn't have even blurred the lines by saying Commonwealth but likely did so not to cast shade on the Australian actor in the role (safe to cast shade on himself).

That said as many from the Commonwealth settled in the UK, expanding could mean his isn't excluding for instance children of the Windrush generation and others born outside the UK but lived most their lives here who may not fully classify to some as British (like Ncuti Gatwa, ie born in Rwanda but considers himself Scottish but others may not).

As he is the only one not under the terms used how it is normaly understood to mean then if singling out anyone it is himself and in doing so acknowledging that him being cast WAS controversial at the time.

Could even be viewed as him saying that in hindsight it was a mistake to cast him in the role and they shouldn't make a similar mistake again :D

Typhoon20 - 3/10/2025, 12:34 PM

I hate when popular IPs fall in the hands of corporations. It never goes well.

MGSSnake1988 - 3/10/2025, 12:50 PM

Connect all the six eras of Bond with the new one with the right story.

No need to reboot it again.

99OPTIMISTPRIME - 3/10/2025, 12:54 PM

They barely even make female-led action movies. There was never gonna be a "Jane Bond" movie.🤣 However, an American James Bond is a real possibility. The character has become a part of pop culture in America. The idea that Hollywood would try to do an Americanized version of Bond, makes a lot of sense. We'll see.

Apophis71 - 3/10/2025, 1:18 PM

@99OPTIMISTPRIME - I mean there already is and Americanized versions of Bond, he's called Ethan Hunt. 007 without all the MI6 stuff and Royal Navy background wouldn't be James so simply do stuff with Felix instead if they want more of that.

Having an American actor in the role of a British character, fair if they can pull it off however.

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JAMES BOND: Pierce Brosnan Doesn't Want To See An American 007; New Report Teases Amazon's Plans For The Spy

Pierce Brosnan has shared his thoughts on an American James Bond, while a new report claims that part of the mandate for Amazon gaining creative control of 007 was that the spy remain male and British.

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