James Bond: Pierce Brosnan was left ‘heartbroken' after his original 007 screen test
24.07.2022 - 02:07
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James Bond of the 1990s, but did you know he was almost the 007 of the late 1980s? The Remington Steele TV star auditioned for 1987's The Living Daylights, a reboot for the series after seven Roger Moore outings which is on ITV this evening. He bagged the role, but it wasn't meant to be. Previously sharing a still from his screen test for what would be Timothy Dalton's first 007 movie, Brosnan captioned the post: "A still from my screen test for Bond The Living Daylights back in 1986.
I got the job, however, there was a catch, I couldn't get out of my contract with Remington Steele. . .
and, well, let's save it for the memoirs. "His Remington Steele co-star Louie Anderson shared memories of the star being "heartbroken" by having to drop Bond after being cast. Louie told Entertainment Weekly before he died: "That was at the time when Pierce Brosnan was offered James Bond and they wouldn't let him out of the contract.
He was devastated. It was a horrible thing for him. He did talk to me about it.
He was heartbroken. He wasn't mad, he was heartbroken. Y'know he's a lovely human being and he was really heartbroken.
It was really fun working with him, he's so funny. But really it made me understand show business; what you sign. Make sure you read what you sign.
But later he got to play James Bond, so I was thrilled. I'm sorry I wasn't one of the Bond girls, but you can't have everything. "READ MORE: Sean Connery's James Bond co-star shot himself before movie wrappedDalton returned to play Bond for a second and final time in 1989's Licence to Kill, but his third movie never came about.