Pierce Brosnan is a Hollywood A-lister who has starred in some of the biggest movies of all time, including the James Bond franchise and Mamma Mia! Brosnan began his acting career in the early 1980s and quickly rose to prominence with roles in the television series Remington Steele and the film The Fourth Protocol. In 1995, he took over the role of James Bond from Timothy Dalton and has starred in four Bond films, including GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World Is Not Enough.
Since leaving the role of James Bond, Brosnan has starred in a number of other successful films, including The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Ghost Writer. He is also a successful producer and has produced a number of films, including The Matador and The World Is Not Enough. However, there is one role that he has not been too fond of. The Irish actor wasn’t too impressed with the surprise that awaited him on the sets of a film he worked on the last decade.
Pierce Brosnan felt humiliated by his role in this film
Pierce Brosnan has won numerous awards for his movies, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and is dedicated to raising awareness toward humanitarian issues. In spite of his achievements, Brosnan said that he was “humiliated” while he was working on a film.
He played Chiron the Centaur in the 2010 film Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Chiron works as the activities director at Camp Half-Blood. He is an immortal centaur, the son of Kronos and the Oceanid Philyra, and a well-known trainer of Greek mythology’s heroes, including Jason and Achilles. In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Chiron posed as a teacher at Yancy Academy under the guise of Mr. Brunner.
He revealed how director Chris Columbus humiliated him
In an interview, Brosnan revealed how he felt humiliated upon knowing what the role of Dr. Brunner/ Chiron the Centaur in the 2010 film, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief entailed him doing. He also said that director Chris Columbus tricked him into playing the role. He said,
“I play a teacher, Professor Brunner, who’s a paraplegic philosopher of the gods and then he goes into this ‘other’ world where he becomes this powerful horse’s a*s.”
“Christopher, he was a clever b****r – he sent me this script with a beautiful artist’s impression of me as Chiron, looking great and fantastic and brilliantly buffed and I thought ‘I’m good, this is splendid!’” “So, of course, I said ‘yes’ and then we came to the moment of glory and I’ve got good leather straps here and there and buckles and knives and a sword, but then I had to get into tights, so they could put the horse’s a*s on me.”
Brosnan said that he was initially excited about the role of Chiron, but his enthusiasm quickly waned when he learned that he would have to wear tights. Brosnan’s comments about his experience in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief have been met with mixed reactions. Some people have sympathized with him, while others have criticized him for being unprofessional.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is available to stream on Disney+.
Source: Irish Central
