The film also dealt head-on with Bond’s relevance in a post-Cold War world and whether he was a relic himself.Ĭampbell got the call again a decade later when Brosnan left the series after the woeful, ridiculous Die Another Day. His first Bond effort, 1995’s GoldenEye, came after a six-year hiatus and introduced Pierce Brosnan as a more suave 007 after the humorless Timothy Dalton. Yet only one director has had the chance to reboot and reinvent the character twice, with two different actors: Martin Campbell. While one doesn’t think of the James Bond film series as a director-driven franchise, there have nevertheless been filmmakers throughout 007’s nearly 60-year cinematic career who have defined or developed the character at different stages.
