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James Bond: Pierce Brosnan was left ‘heartbroken' after his original 007 screen test

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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.

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