Pierce Brosnan reflects on his James Bond departure

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Pierce Brosnan has said there is “no regret” over his departure from the James Bond franchise. The actor played 007 in four films, the last being 2002’s Die Another Day.

Brosnan wanted to make another but producers decided to recast the role, breaking the news to him over the phone in 2004. He later said he felt he had been “kicked to the kerb”.

However, Brosnan, 67, has now said “there’s no regret” over the parting of ways. He told the Guardian: “I do not let regret come into my world … It just leads to more misery and more regrets. “Bond is the gift that keeps giving and has allowed me to have a wonderful career. “Once you’re branded as a Bond, it’s with you for ever, so you better make peace with it and understand that when you walk