License to kill that query.
Pierce Brosnan shut down a query about whether or not James Bond would get pleasure from Christmas during an interview with UK’s The Times revealed Friday.
“Of course he would enjoy Christmas!” Brosnan, 72, responded, before he refused to reply a follow-up query about if Bond would desire avoiding the holidays.
Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in “Die Another Day.” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in “GoldenEye.” ©United Artists/Courtesy Everett Collection
“I don’t really want to answer the question, and I’m not going to answer the question,” the Irish actor insisted. “Because I couldn’t give a f–k! Why would I waste my time thinking about where James Bond would be at Christmas?”
Brosnan then randomly shared his own vacation plans.
“I know where Pierce Brosnan’s going to be spending Christmas! At home with my wife, in my little island retreat in Hawaii!” he said.
Pierce Brosnan steps out in London in December 8, 2025. JP/RV / BACKGRID
But as the “Mamma Mia!” star started talking about his Hawaii home, he apologized to the reporter for his response to the Bond query.
“I’m sorry for not being able to help you with James Bond,” he said. “It’s something that’ll go on until the day is done.”
“[Sean] Connery was the same: ‘Don’t ever ask! Don’t ever ask!’” Brosnan continued. “But, you know, I’m as excited as the next man or woman to find out who’s going to play that role again. It’s always exciting. I loved Sean, I loved Roger [Moore], Daniel [Craig] is amazing, and Tim Dalton was amazing, too.”
Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau in “The World Is Not Enough.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Pierce Brosnan, Denise Richards in “The World Is Not Enough.” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
During Brosnan’s seven years as Bond, he appeared in 4 movies, including “GoldenEye” in 1995, “Tomorrow Never Dies” in 1997, “The World Is Not Enough” in 1999, and 2002’s “Die Another Day.”
He was the fifth actor to play the lead in the franchise, after Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton.
During The Times interview, Brosnan said he hasn’t rewatched his Bond films with any of his sons.
“I don’t look at the movies,” he informed the reporter. “I’ve never seen the Bond movies with my boys. I don’t know why. They’re just tucked away.”
Pierce Brosnan arrives at GQ Men of the Year 2025 occasion in London. INSTARimages
Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. ©United Artists/courtesy Everett Collection
In August, Brosnan confirmed he’d return as 007 in the franchise’s next movie set to be directed by Denis Villeneuve.
“If Villeneuve had something up his sleeve, I would look at it in a heartbeat,” Brosnan informed the Radio Times. “Why not? It’s great entertainment. It could be lots of laughs. Bald caps, prosthetics… who knows?”
Pierce Brosnan in “Tomorrow Never Dies.” ©United Artists/Courtesy Everett Collection
Brosnan also said that he’s “been listening to the drumbeat of expectation of who’s going to be the next James Bond.”
“There are many great candidates out there, and I’m sure they’re going to make it a spectacle of delight,” he added.
