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No Time To Die: Daniel Craig’s James Bond

In 2005, the Broccoli family decided not to renew Pierce Brosnan’s contract for a fifth film after 2002’s Die Another Day. Controversial choice Daniel Craig was hired to reboot the franchise (along with Goldeneye director Martin Campbell) [...]

September 26, 2021

Trailer: Martin Campbell’s Assassin Thriller THE PROTÉGÉ Starring Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson & Michael Keaton

Director Martin Campbell is like an assassin – when he’s great he hits the bullseye (Goldeneye, The Mask Of Zorro) but when he misses, he fails to hit the target at all (Vertical Limit, Green Lantern). The Protégé looks like [...]

May 15, 2021

Bond & Bond: Roger Moore Joins Pierce Brosnan On The Set Of GOLDENEYE

In 1995 James Bond finally returned to the big screen following a six year battle over rights issues between Eon and MGM. Many thought that Bond was now a relic of a bygone era, but Pierce Brosnan proved them wrong when Goldeneye opened to strong [...]

June 22, 2020

Daniel Craig As Ian Fleming’s JAMES BOND

April 17, 2020

Notebook Reviews: VERTICAL LIMIT

Martin Campbell – 2000 Vertical Limit is a very poor action film from Martin Campbell, the director of Goldeneye and Zorro director (two hugely entertaining movies). It has excellent potential, but sadly it fails on almost every level. The [...]

March 26, 2020

Get A Look At Jackie Chan And Pierce Brosnan In THE FOREIGNER

The first trailer for Jackie Chan/Pierce Brosnan thriller The Foreigner has dropped – and it looks like a gutsy action movie with plenty of Chan-hijinks. This trailer has a lot to offer, but the big selling point here is Brosnan’s Gerry [...]

June 27, 2017

The Lost Art Of The Summer Blockbuster

In the last couple of days Movies In Focus re-watched Renny Harlin’s Deep Blue Sea (1999) and Martin Campbell’s The Mask Of Zorro (1998). These films probably don’t rank high on anyone’s ‘favourite movies list’ but they’re two [...]

April 9, 2017

Pierce Brosnan Takes The Lead In New AMC Series THE SON

The mighty Pierce Brosnan is to take his first US television series since Remington Steele with the historical drama, The Son. Here’s the dope from Deadline: Based on the book by Philipp Meyer and written by Meyer, Lee Shipman and Brian [...]

June 6, 2016

Pierce Brosnan Joins Jackie Chan In New Action Thriller From Bond Director Martin Campbell

Pierce Brosnan will join Jackie Chan in the screen adaptation of Stephen Leather’s book The Chinaman. Goldeneye director Martin Campbell will direct the action-thriller that is being financed by STX Entertainment and SR Media Corporation. [...]

November 21, 2015