Pierce Brosnan reveals 'stupid' comment that cost him 'Batman' role, hits 'Black Adam' red carpet with wife

This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will include the traditional line-up of Broadway performances, with Lea Michele and the cast of Funny Girl scheduled to be among the holiday revelers, Macy’s has announced. Though organizers don’t indicate which musical numbers will be performed, could it be Funny Girl’s be anything other than “Don’t Rain On My Parade?”

James Corden has become notorious for having some awkward feuds with other celebrities - and usually admits that he has been the cause of the bad blood. However, the talk show host has revealed that he once had a bizarre run-in with Hollywood A-lister Pierce Brosnan that he is still puzzled over .

Aldis Hodge is showing off his muscular arms at the premiere of his new movie, Black Adam, held at Cineworld Leicester Square on Tuesday night (October 18) in London, England.

It’s a big day of international press for the stars of Black Adam!

Pierce Brosnan is honoring his wife Keely Shaye Smith with a simple yet powerful statement. The actor revealed that he wore his real wedding ring while filming his upcoming movie "Black Adam" as a tribute to his wife of 21 years. Brosnan plays Dr.

Pierce Brosnan has opened up about the “stupid” comment he thinks led to him losing the titular role in Batman in the nineties.Before starring as James Bond, Brosnan had made a name for himself in television show Remington Steele.It was around the time of him starring in this when Brosnan auditioned for the role of Batman for Tim Burton’s directorial take on the caped crusader.Speaking on The Tonight Show, Brosnan revealed a quip he made during the audition process – something he thought would win him the role. However, the actor revealed how it did just the opposite.“I remember saying something stupid to Tim Burton,” Brosnan told host Jimmy Fallon.

Pierce Brosnan is ready to make his DC cinematic universe debut with the upcoming Black Adam opposite Dwayne Johnson.MORE: Pierce Brosnan shares rare photo of wife Keely Shaye on special dayHowever, even while taking on the role of sorcerer Dr. Fate, the actor is keeping a bit of his family with him, specifically his wife, Keely Shaye Smith.VIDEO: Pierce Brosnan teams up with 21-year-old son for important causeIn an interview with Entertainment Tonight, he revealed that he wore his actual wedding ring and a watch gifted by his wife in the movie."This is our wedding ring and this is a watch that Keely bought me many years ago with an inscription that [reads], 'Time flies on love's wings,'" he shared. MORE: Pierce Brosnan spotted in Malibu following 'stalker' threats against his family"I decided to wear it for this character.

Pierce Brosnan was once in the running to play Batman, and he is looking back on his campaign to embody the caped crusader.

Pierce Brosnan's role as Dr. Fate in  isn't the first time he was up for a superhero role. He was also up for Tim Burton's, but a «stupid» comment may have stifled his chances at landing the iconic role.During an appearance on, the dashingly handsome Irish actor revealed that playing the superhero and sorcerer Dr.

It may look to outsiders that Pierce Brosnan has enjoyed the dream screen career, effortlessly moving from TV success in the 1980s to film superstardom in the 1990s. 

Before he enters the DCEU as Doctor Fate in “Black Adam,” in theaters next Friday, and before he became James Bond for four films, Pierce Brosnan was almost Batman for Tim Burton. EW reports that in an interview on “The Tonight Show,” Brosnan mentioned he was up for the lead role in Burton’s 1989 “Batman,” but a “stupid” comment may have cost him the job.

might catch a glimpse of Pierce Brosnan's tribute to his wife, Keely Shaye Smith.At the film's New York City premiere on Wednesday, the 69-year-old actor, who plays superhero and sorcerer Dr. Fate in the DC universe, revealed that he wore his actual wedding ring and another accessory gifted to him by Smith while filming . «This is our wedding ring and this is a watch that Keely bought me many years ago with an inscription that [reads], 'Time flies on love's wings,'» Brosnan shared with ET's Rachel Smith. «I decided to wear it for this character.

Pierce Brosnan as the popular character. However it was a very unfortunate comment that might have been the reason for him not to get the role at the time.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is taking on his first superhero role, and he is taking his job as a superhero seriously! The actor told Fox News Digital about his training regimen for "Black Adam," while also emphasizing the positive influence he believes the diverse cast will have on children.  "All kids will look at ‘Black Adam’ and the JSA [Justice Society of America] and the cast and the color and the diversity that we have in our cast and crew and go, ‘I can be that,’" Johnson said at the "Black Adam" New York City world premiere. Johnson, the star of the newest DC superhero film, was joined on the red carpet by his "Black Adam" co-stars including Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, and Aldis Hodge.  Johnson told Fox News Digital he has been inspired by Black Adam since he was a child and could especially relate to the fictional comic character due to his "brown skin." "So that's why I've been pushing for this movie for so long, for so many years," Johnson said with a smile.

Zack Sharf Pierce Brosnan is joining the DC Universe with his role as Doctor Fate in “Black Adam,” but in a different universe the James Bond actor might have been none other than Bruce Wayne/Batman. Brosnan revealed on “The Tonight Show” that he met with Tim Burton to audition for the director’s 1989 “Batman” movie, but a “stupid” comment cost him the role. “It was the last thing on my mind to be playing a superhero like Doctor Fate,” Brosnan said, adding that he’s rarely been offered roles in superhero movies throughout his career. “No, not really no. I mean, I went up for ‘Batman’ way back in the day when Tim Burton was doing it. Obviously, I didn’t get the job.”

The full and official trailer for Wednesday has dropped and it reveals what character Christina Ricci plays and features Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester. Netflix released the preview of the Tim Burton series during the show’s New York Comic Con panel, which you can see in the video above.

EJ Panaligan editor Netflix’s official trailer for upcoming comedy horror series “Wednesday” has been unveiled at New York Comic Con, with comedian Fred Armisen revealed as the bald and extremely pale Uncle Fester. On top of that, the trailer unveiled Christina Ricci’s role in the series, which has been shrouded in secrecy since it was announced in March. Ricci played Wednesday Addams in Barry Sonnenfeld’s two Addams family films, 1991’s “The Addams Family” and 1993’s “Addams Family Values.” In “Wednesday,” Ricci plays a teacher at Nevermore Academy, where Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) has started as a student, and where she will hone her psychic abilities.

Actor Pierce Brosnan has filed a restraining order against a woman who he claims is stalking both him and his family. The "James Bond" actor issued the complaint on Friday in Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Times. He alleged that the 55-year-old woman, identified as Michelle Welch Mulready, had been "parked in front of my house, stalking me, my family and guests." Pierce Brosnan has filed a restraining order against a woman he alleges has been stalking him and his family.