Although Pierce Brosnan hung up his bow tie and golden gun in 2002, he would be up for a return in Denis Villeneuve's James Bond film 'in a heartbeat.'

Pierce Brosnan might be 72, but he’d come out of secret service retirement “in a heartbeat” if new James Bond director Denis Villeneuve wanted him. In an interview with the Radio Times, Brosnan joked that he could return to the 007 franchise as a “senior citizen” if called upon for the upcoming movie,

It’s a long shot, admittedly. But Pierce Brosnan, who played Bond in four movies ( GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day ), says he’s up for the challenge. Speaking to the Radio Times, the 72-year-old actor had a good-natured reaction to being asked if he thought the time was right for “a senior citizen 007.”