Pierce Brosnan Says He Agrees With Helen Mirren’s Criticism of James Bond’s “Profound Sexism”
- Helen Mirren criticized the James Bond franchise for being "drenched and born out of profound sexism," while Pierce Brosnan agreed that there is a certain level of conflict within the series.
Former 007 Pierce Brosnan is reacting to Helen Mirren's criticism of the James Bond franchise.
Last week, his MobLand co-star got candid during an interview with The London Standard , revealing she "never liked James Bond" because the concept is "drenched and born out of profound sexism."
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Brosnan was recently asked by People for his thoughts on Mirren's remarks, to which he responded, "She let them have it."
"Yes, there's a certain agreement there," he added of the Oscar winner's criticism. "But there's a certain world and room to move within the proscenium arch of what [Bond creator and author] Ian Fleming put down. So there's always going to be conflict."
The Mamma Mia! actor also noted that the pair "didn't talk about" the James Bond franchise while working on MobLand together.
Brosnan rose to fame after making his debut as the legendary secret agent in 1995's GoldenEye . He reprised the role in three more James Bond films, including 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies , 1999's The World Is Not Enough and 2002's Die Another Day , before Daniel Craig took over the role.
Mirren was initially asked by The London Standard for her thoughts on Amazon MGM Studios taking over creative control of the film franchise, having starred opposite Brosnan in MobLand .
After praising her co-star, calling him "one of the nicest people you'll ever have the pleasure to work with," as well as Craig, who she described as a "very lovely gracious person," the 1923 actress admitted the "whole series of James Bond" was actually "not my thing."
"It really wasn't," she added at the time. "I never liked James Bond. I never liked the way women were in James Bond. The whole concept of James Bond is drenched and born out of profound sexism."
In February, it was announced that Amazon MGM Studios would form a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights and gain creative control, while Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli would continue as co-owners of the property.
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