Former ‘007’ Pierce Brosnan says next ‘James Bond must be British’ He also said he thought it was the ‘right decision’ for the franchise’s long-standing producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson to hand creative control to Amazon. The 71-year-old, who played Bond in four films, added that “no one really knows” what will happen to 007 in Amazon’’ control.“In this world that is moving so fast now, at the speed of light, (the change) does come with a certain lament,” he said. British-American “Spider-Man” star Andrew Garfield is among the bookmakers’ favourites for the role. Oscar Isaac and Chilean-American Pedro Pascal are also contenders to play 007. Daniel Craig’s final film No Time To Die was released in September 2021 and the following year in June 2022 Bond producer BarbaraBroccoli said the next Bond film was a long way from starting.