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\n Related: <\/span>Stars Who Have Played James Bond Over the Years<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJames Bond is one of the most iconic characters in cinematic history \u2014 and yet, only a handful of actors have been fortunate enough to tackle the part. The popular action film franchise is based on a character created by author Ian Fleming for his James Bond book series. EON Productions gained the rights to [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Mirren is currently starring as a scheming mob wife in her new show MobLand<\/em>, about an Irish crime dynasty \u2014\u00a0and Brosnan plays her husband in the series, which also stars Tom Hardy<\/strong> and Paddy Considine<\/strong>.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, the future direction of Bond is uncertain in the wake of Amazon\u2019s acquisition of the franchise. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James<\/strong> and James Norton<\/strong> are all rumored to be in the running to play the womanizing spy next. Spider-Man<\/em> producer Amy Pascal<\/strong> and Harry Potter<\/em> producer David Heyman<\/strong> will oversee the next film.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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Brosnan, who starred in four of the movies from 1995 to 2002, recently told the Sunday Telegraph<\/em> that it\u2019s a \u201cgiven\u201d that Bond will be British, adding \u201cI hope that [Amazon] handles the work and the character with dignity and imagination and respect.\u201d<\/p>\nFellow Bond alumni Timothy Dalton<\/strong>, meanwhile, has said the Amazon deal has left him \u201ckind of sad\u201d because \u201cit is one of the few wonderful stories we\u2019ve got in film that is British.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the future direction of Bond is uncertain in the wake of Amazon\u2019s acquisition of the franchise. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James<\/strong> and James Norton<\/strong> are all rumored to be in the running to play the womanizing spy next. Spider-Man<\/em> producer Amy Pascal<\/strong> and Harry Potter<\/em> producer David Heyman<\/strong> will oversee the next film.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Brosnan, who starred in four of the movies from 1995 to 2002, recently told the Sunday Telegraph<\/em> that it\u2019s a \u201cgiven\u201d that Bond will be British, adding \u201cI hope that [Amazon] handles the work and the character with dignity and imagination and respect.\u201d<\/p>\n Fellow Bond alumni Timothy Dalton<\/strong>, meanwhile, has said the Amazon deal has left him \u201ckind of sad\u201d because \u201cit is one of the few wonderful stories we\u2019ve got in film that is British.\u201d<\/p>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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