# Pierce Brosnan backs ‘Fantastic Beasts’ star for next James Bond, predicts fans will be ‘blown away’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pierce-brosnan-backs-fantastic-beasts-star-for-next-james-bond-predicts-fans-will-be-blown-away/
- Published: 2026-11-08T15:00:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T16:51:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pierce-brosnan-backs-fantastic-beasts-star-next-james-bond-predicts-fans-blown-away
- Topics: Business, Celebrity, Entertainment, Markets, World

## Key points

- Brosnan singled out Callum Turner as a strong actor.
- He says he is waiting to hear who will be cast.
- Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the next Bond film.

## Summary

Pierce Brosnan has praised Callum Turner as a strong candidate for the next James Bond, while making clear he does not know who will be chosen. His comments add a high-profile former 007’s view to the ongoing speculation, as the franchise prepares to introduce a new lead actor and director.

Brosnan played Bond from 1995’s *GoldenEye* through 2002’s *Die Another Day*, before Daniel Craig took over in 2006 and starred in six films, ending with *No Time to Die* in 2021. Denis Villeneuve is set to direct the next Bond film; Brosnan praised his work and predicted audiences would be “blown away”.

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