Halle Berry is shouting out her former co-star Pierce Brosnan with some invaluable reward.
The Oscar winner appeared reverse Brosnan within the 2002 James Bond flick “Die Another Day.” The film was critically panned, and ended up being Brosnan’s final flip as the enduring spy ― however Berry mentioned Brosnan “will always be my Bond,” and that furthermore, he single-handedly gave her hope for males worldwide.
“He will always be my Bond, always,” Berry, who performed Nationwide Safety Company operative Jinx Johnson within the movie, lately advised Wired. “I’m a Pierce Brosnan fan. He restored my faith in men on that movie. There couldn’t be a human who is more of a gentleman than Pierce Brosnan.”
“I loved those movies, always,” she went on. “Having been in one, I feel like I’m a part of cinematic history. Those movies are iconic. They will forever be a part of our history, and I’m really honored to have been part of one, especially with Pierce.”
Berry ― the one Black girl ever to win the Oscar for Finest Actress, for the 2001 movie “Monster’s Ball” ― has spent the previous few weeks selling her newest function in “The Union” reverse Mark Wahlberg. She’s additionally publicly celebrated her 58th birthday, posed topless to mark the twentieth anniversary of “Catwoman,” and primarily advised critics of the 2004 superhero flop to give up whining.
Berry advised Wired that being in a Bond movie “wasn’t on my wishlist,” and “Die Another Day” turned out to not be an auspicious outing. Followers rolled their eyes as they watched Brosnan-as-Bond surf his method into North Korea. The film got here out simply months after the extra grounded spy thriller “The Bourne Identity” hit theaters, and the distinction wasn’t flattering.
“A midrange series entry that sports some tasty scenes, mostly in the first half, but also pushed 007 into CGI-driven, quasi-sci-fi territory that feels like a betrayal of what the franchise has always been about,” wrote movie critic Todd McCarthy for Selection on the time.
Brosnan had already wowed viewers along with his “GoldenEye” Bond debut in 1995, however whereas every of his 4 movies grossed extra than the final, “Die” was such a essential flop that Eon Productions opted to reimagine the franchise for contemporary instances, with Daniel Craig turning into the newest actor to step into the function.
Berry, for her half, has expertise with naysaying critics, significantly these (many) who slammed “Catwoman.” Earlier this week, she mentioned on “The Tonight Show” of the film: “You know, the critics said it sucked balls … Balls aren’t that bad.”
