Four Films, Two Eras: Every Pierce Brosnan Bond Movie Ranked from Worst to Best
The Next Bond Takes Shape
Amazon MGM hired casting director Nina Gold in the spring, and the search for the next Bond has reached final screen tests in London. Jack Lowden, Callum Turner, Josh O’Connor and an unnamed actor have been reported as finalists, but the studio has confirmed none of them.
Brosnan’s Transitional Run
Brosnan’s four Bond films arrived between 1995 and 2002, as cinema was becoming louder and more reliant on digital techniques. GoldenEye used practical stunt shots, while Die Another Day leaned heavily on computer-generated imagery.
Brosnan had been considered for the role in the mid-1980s, but his Remington Steele contract prevented him from taking it. Timothy Dalton became Bond instead, and a legal dispute later kept the series offscreen for six years after License to Kill.
Die Another Day’s Excesses
The film sends Bond on a hovercraft chase and to Havana, where he meets Halle Berry’s Jinx. Its invisible Aston Martin and computer-generated para-surfing wave became targets of criticism, while the sword fight between Brosnan and Toby Stephens is singled out as the movie’s strongest scene.
Key points
- Brosnan’s Bond run lasted from 1995 to 2002 and comprised four films.
- GoldenEye relied on practical stunts, while Die Another Day used more digital effects.
- Amazon MGM has not confirmed the reported finalists for the next Bond role.
- Die Another Day starred Halle Berry as Jinx and Toby Stephens as Gustav Graves.