This is not the first time Brosnan has said he is bidding farewell to Bond. Indeed, at 51, the Irish actor seems set to rival Sinatra in clocking up farewell performances, yet in the past Bond has kept drawing him back in - even now, the industry is uncertain whether Brosnan has really decided to hang up his gun, or set up a Mexican standoff between himself and Eon Productions, which produces the Bond films
As recently as May, producer Barbara Broccoli had assured Brosnan that he would star in at least one more Bond movie, saying that Brosnan’s comments about the heavy reliance of the last Bond picture, Die Another Day, on special effects rather than plot will not be held against him.
At least one friend of Brosnan has suggested that it is not money but hurt feelings that have led the actor to declare that the world of Bond is not enough. Brosnan has felt his contribution to revitalising an ailing franchise has been downplayed, and that he has not been given his due for conquering a role that had once been indelibly linked with its originator, Sir Sean Connery.
Brosnan’s inner resources seem substantial, and should Bond slip away from him this year, he seems more than able to deal with it. Ten years ago, he was already thinking of a future after the Bondwagon finally rolled by: "I’d like to come out of it all with a career intact, with other strings to my bow - as a producer, maybe a director," he said. "And for professional reasons, I’d really like to keep that licence to kill."
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