Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan has named Cillian Murphy on who should play the iconic spy next.
At the Oscar Wilde Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Brosnan was asked by the BBC for his opinion on which actor should play Bond after Daniel Craig retires from the role in 2021.
“Cillian would do a fantastic job as James Bond in Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” Brosnan said of his fellow Irishman, who was also attending an event celebrating Irish talent.
Brosnan played Bond from 1995 to 2002, delivering four films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. . He then passed the baton to Craig, who embodied the enigmatic figure in five films from 2006 to 2021.
Rumors have been circulating about who will play 007 since Craig left the role. Other big-name actors have been mentioned, including Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Regé-Jean Page, and Henry Cavill, but nothing has been confirmed so far.
Murphy’s star has skyrocketed over the past year thanks to his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, in Oppenheimer. He has already won BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG trophies this awards season, and is considered eligible to win the Best Actor Oscar on Sunday for his performance. ing.
His first film since “Oppenheimer,” the historical drama “Small Things Like These,” already premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last month, and if Brosnan’s prophecy comes true, Murphy’s schedule will be considerably freer. That’s it.