Editing Pierce Brosnan (section)

====1987 offer====
[[File:PierceBrosnanCannesPhoto2 b.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|alt=Smiling man with short, tousled hair, wearing white shirt open at collar, and black jacket.|Brosnan at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival]]]]

Brosnan first met James Bond film producer [[Albert R. Broccoli]] on the sets of ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', as his first wife, [[Cassandra Harris]], had been cast as Countess Lisl von Schlaf, mistress to Milos Columbo. Broccoli said, "if he can act&nbsp;... he's my guy" to inherit the role of Bond from [[Roger Moore]].<ref name="klast" /> It was reported by both ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' and the ''[[National Enquirer]]'' that Brosnan was going to inherit another role of Moore's, that of [[Simon Templar]] in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]''.<ref name="klast" /> Brosnan denied the rumours in July 1993 but added, "it's still languishing there on someone's desk in Hollywood."<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Orange Coast |title=Pierce Brosnan: Urbane Leading Man |last=Belson |first=Eve |date=July 1993}}</ref>

In 1986, [[NBC]] cancelled ''Remington Steele''. As Brosnan was offered the role of James Bond, the publicity improved ''Remington Steele''{{'}}s ratings and it was renewed, contractually requiring Brosnan to return to the show. This caused Eon Productions to have to look elsewhere for the new 007.<ref name="klast" />{{r|broeske19880221}} The producers instead hired [[Timothy Dalton]] for ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' (1987) and ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Broccoli |first1=Albert R |last2=Zec |first2=Donald |author-link1=Albert R. Broccoli |author-link2=Donald Zec |title=When the Snow Melts: The Autobiography of Cubby Broccoli |year=1998 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers|Boxtree]] |location=London, England |isbn=978-0-7522-1162-6 |pages=280–281}}</ref> While Brosnan was reluctant to discuss losing the Bond role, in part because Dalton was a friend, he appeared in [[Diet Coke]] commercials portraying what the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' described as "a dashing Bond-like character", and NBC advertised ''Noble House'' with Brosnan dressed in a Bond-like tuxedo.<ref name="broeske19880221">{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-21-ca-44012-story.html |title='Noble House' Hype: NBC's Heavy Artillery |last=Broeske |first=Pat H. |date=21 February 1988 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=17 April 2020 |archive-date=28 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528181203/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-02-21/entertainment/ca-44012_1_noble-house |url-status=live }}</ref>