\u2018James Bond\u2019 star Pierce Brosnan has had a dream screen career as he effortlessly transitioned from the television success in the 1980s to film superstardom in the 1990s.
The Irish actor has now revealed a bump in the road where, he believes, a casual comment may have cost him a huge and returning role, reports Deadline.
Brosnan was already the established star of TV detective show \u2018Remington Steele\u2019 — and appeared in films including \u2018The Fourth Protocol\u2019 and \u2018Mrs Doubtfire\u2019 — when he auditioned for the role of \u2018Batman\u2019 for the film to be directed by Tim Burton.
He revealed on \u2018The Tonight Show\u2019 that he thought a light quip might help him secure the role. But, it went completely south.
\u201cI remember saying something stupid to Tim Burton,\u201d he told Jimmy Fallon, quoted by Deadline. \u201cI said, \u2018You know I can\u2019t understand [why] any man who would wear his underpants outside his trousers.\u201d
\u201cBut there you go \u2026 the best man got the job.\u201d Michael Keaton ended up bagging the role, which he went on to play again in \u2018Batman Returns\u2019 in 1992.
Things didn\u2019t turn out too badly for Brosnan, either — instead of \u2018Batman\u2019 he got James Bond, a role he played four times in total between 1995 and 2002, and in which — for some — he remains the ultimate 007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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