Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.

~~Jarrah White~~ · 04-19-2004, 04:47 AM

Alot of people don't realise this, but Timothy Dalton originally signed up to do three Bond films. But apparently EON (Everything or Nothing) paid him not to return in GoldenEye. Why you may ask? Five years before GoldenEye was made, the network ran a animated show called James Bond Jr, a TV series loosely based on the novel of 1967. The show starred James Bond's nephew who coincidentally looked similiar to Pierce Brosnan, the next actor the play 007.

There is of course a possibility that James Bond Jr was modelled on Brosnan, back in 1987 Brosnan was offered the role of Bond but was unavalible so the role was turned over to Timothy Dalton. Perhaps they decided to model 007's nephew on a Bond actor that (At the time) never was.

Anyways, the theory goes Pierce Brosnan was hired to play Bond in GoldenEye as an atempt to capitalise on the success of the TV Show.

04-19-2004, 04:47 AM	#1
~~Jarrah White~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,394	Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. Alot of people don't realise this, but Timothy Dalton originally signed up to do three Bond films. But apparently EON (Everything or Nothing) paid him not to return in GoldenEye. Why you may ask? Five years before GoldenEye was made, the network ran a animated show called James Bond Jr, a TV series loosely based on the novel of 1967. The show starred James Bond's nephew who coincidentally looked similiar to Pierce Brosnan, the next actor the play 007. There is of course a possibility that James Bond Jr was modelled on Brosnan, back in 1987 Brosnan was offered the role of Bond but was unavalible so the role was turned over to Timothy Dalton. Perhaps they decided to model 007's nephew on a Bond actor that (At the time) never was. Anyways, the theory goes Pierce Brosnan was hired to play Bond in GoldenEye as an atempt to capitalise on the success of the TV Show.