Pierce Brosnan says Bond franchise has lost its humour

Pierce Brosnan thinks James Bond movies have lost all of their humour.



The 65-year-old actor has bemoaned the direction the money-spinning film franchise has taken, saying it has become devoid of humour over recent years.



He explained: "There's not much humour. When I played him, you have to let the audience in that this is a fantastic joke. What I am doing here, jumping off a motorcycle and catching up a plane, is completely preposterous. But for me you had to let them in.



"That's what I was brought up with. Sean (Connery) did it, Roger (Moore) did it par excellence."



Pierce believes the makers of the Bond movies felt a pressure to evolve the franchise following the success of the first 'Bourne' film, 'The Bourne Identity'.