Halle Berry says Pierce Brosnan "restored my faith in men" after filming James Bond together

22 August 2024, 10:20

"He will always be my Bond, always."

Not our words, but the words of one Halle Berry. The James Bond in question she's referring to? None other than Pierce Brosnan.

It's safe to say that Pierce Brosnan was a fan favourite during his stint as 007, starring in series classic Goldeneye as well as Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day.

Though, by the sounds of it, it wasn't just audiences worldwide that Brosnan swooned as James Bond.

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Halle Berry starred alongside Pierce in his fourth and final turn as 007 in 2002's Die Another Day, playing the role of national security agent Giacinta "Jinx" Johnson.

Whilst they evidently had buckets of chemistry on-screen, it seems to have been the case off-screen too.

In a new interview with Wired magazine, Berry said Pierce "restored my faith in men on that movie."

"He will always be my Bond, always," she gushed, in a resounding positive reflection on her time acting alongside Pierce.

"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."

"Bond wasn’t on my wish list, no, not to be in one, but I loved the movies, always," Berry continued, who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a struggling widow in 2001 movie Monster's Ball.

"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 honoured to have been a part of one, especially with Pierce."

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Due to her character's popularity, Jinx was set to get her own spinoff movie before MGM Studios pulled the plug in 2020.

Berry said it was "very disappointing" at the time, though elaborated upon the film's potential in the interview with Wired.

"Nobody was ready to sink that kind of money into a Black female action star," she added.

"They just weren’t sure of its value, That’s where we were then," though fans of Bond may very well have felt differently about the prospect of seeing Berry's Jinx don her iconic bikini once again.

Halle Berry reflected on much of her career throughout the interview, notably reaching the 30th anniversary of her role in The Flintstones.

"Being a Black woman in Bedrock seemed like a little thing but, you know, The Flintstones was the fabric of our culture," she said.

"I knew that this was a big step forward for Black people, Black women especially," she said, having played the villainous secretary Miss Sharon Stone who was in league with Kyle MacLachlan's Cliff Vandercave.

The cast also starred John Goodman as Fred Flintstone, Rick Moranis as Barney Rubble, Elizabeth Perkins as Wilma Flintstone, Rosie O'Donnell as Betty Rubble, and Elizabeth Taylor as Wilma's mother Pearl Slaghoople.

"While it was silly, and it was over the top and campy, I knew then how important this little part in this big movie actually would be," Berry added.