Pierce Brosnan seemed destined to play James Bond. Though he didn’t don the iconic tuxedo until 1995’s GoldenEye, Bond producer Cubby Broccoli had considered him as the perfect successor to Roger Moore after his departure in 1985. However, Brosnan’s contract with the US TV show Remington Steele prevented him from taking the role then, leaving the part open for Timothy Dalton’s brief run. But eventually, Brosnan became the 007 that Broccoli always envisioned.
Watching the four Pierce Brosnan Bond films, it’s easy to see why the franchise’s producers had their eyes on him for so long. Brosnan's mix of Sean Connery's toughness and Roger Moore's playful charm put him among the best James Bonds, while his tenure was a box-office success – his final film, Die Another Day, was the highest-grossing Bond movie until Daniel Craig's Casino Royale.
