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| Director
Peter Howitt |
After
the success of ‘Bread’ and ‘Sliding Doors’ –
a box office hit with Gwyneth Paltrow – the naturalised Merseysider
believes his latest Hollywood venture will show Brosnan’s armies
of adoring fans a more subtle side of the actor’s craft.
And
coupled with co-star Julianne Moore’s intelligent yet sexy
appeal, he feels it’s a great opportunity for 007 to show off
everything he’s got.
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| Pierce
Brosnan |
Peter
explains: “With this film and others I know he’s doing
afterwards, Pierce is being given the opportunity to show that he’s
a really good, versatile, smart, intelligent, funny, characterful
actor and not just a good looking guy – which he also happens
to be.”
Peter
gets quite animated when describing Brosnan’s unfulfilled potential
– and the professionalism with which he and Moore carry off
this sensitively-constructed tale. It’s all about a pair of
savvy Hollywood lawyers who fall in love – both because of,
and in spite of, their careers.
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| Julianne
Moore |
“It’s
a gut feeling but I believe it’s right. I feel Pierce is full
of so much more than he’s been asked to deliver up until now.
OK, there’s ‘Remington Steele’ and then you’ve
got ‘James Bond’ and every now and again he gets the chance
to do ‘The Thomas Crowne Affair’ which is still a kind
of smooth, slick kind of guy. But he’s got so much more to
him as an actor.”
Peter
says working with Brosnan and Moore was one of the most satisfying
passages of his career to date. In fact, he admits, it was a bit
of cinch.
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| Pierce
Brosnan & Julianne Moore |
“What’s
great about both of them is that they just jump straight in –
with both feet. They are fearless. They are the best type of actors
you could wish for. They require very little direction. Their instincts
are perfect.”
The
plot involves the two lawyers, who represent a rock star and his
feuding wife, travelling to Ireland where they get caught up (and
fall in love at!) in a music festival. It’s a bit different
to the shaken not stirred, ultra cool Bond roles – but Howitt
needs no convincing about the talents of Brosnan and Moore.
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| Pierce
Brosnan & Julianne Moore |
“What
you get with both Pierce and Julianne is, whatever roles they choose
– whether they’re funny, serious, tragic, action-packed
or whatever – you get good acting. You get proper acting and
it’s the craft that both of them have that makes them able
to switch to any type of genre.”
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