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Evening Standard
Entertainment
Lisa McLoughlin

Pierce Brosnan backtracks on female James Bond calls: ‘007 has to be a man’

Pierce Brosnan has backtracked on his earlier support for a female James Bond, now insisting the role “has to be a man.”

The Irish star, 72, who played 007 in four films between 1995 and 2002, previously said he would welcome a woman taking on the part.

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