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4 days ago
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Pierce Brosnan Responds To The Roasting Of His ‘MobLand' Irish Accent: 'I Gave It Full Tilt'
Pierce Brosnan may be Irish by blood, but his MobLand accent has been met with a chorus of disapproval following the premiere of the Paramount+ series. The Irish Times pilloried his 'mangled' vocal work as a 'horror for the ages,' while other critics have bemoaned the performance as a 'distraction' from the Guy Ritchie-directed gangster drama. More from Deadline 'Lilo & Stitch' & 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' To Fuel Near Half-Billion Combined Global Debut In A Memorial Day Weekend For The Record Books - Box Office Preview Cillian Murphy And Daniel Craig In Talks To Star In Damien Chazelle's Next Movie LA Screenings 2025: Buyers & Sellers Seek Unity Amid Noise Of Mergers & Trump Tariffs Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, but the James Bond star has spent much of his life in England and the U.S. In an interview with Radio Times, Brosnan was asked about the backlash and said that mob boss Conrad Harrigan's accent is quite different from his own native tongue. 'My own accent is very soft … Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me,' he explained, adding that his performance was the result of a suggestion from his dialect coach. 'I told him that I needed a Kerry accent,' he added. 'So he gave me the name of a man, and I Googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent. And so, I just gave it full tilt.' Brosnan, who admits his Irish accent has 'dissipated to the mists of time,' previously told Dave Moore on Today FM that he had raised concerns about his task with Ritchie. 'Last summer I spoke to Guy for the first time about it and having read the five episodes he said not to worry about it,' the actor added. It's not all bad news for Brosnan. Irish GQ writer Ben Allen said critics are 'being a little harsh' on the performance, and he is 'largely pulling off what seems to be a semi-thick Kerry accent.' Best of Deadline 'Hacks' Season 4 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? Everything We Know About 'Hacks' Season 4 So Far 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2
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6 days ago
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Pierce Brosnan Responds To The Roasting Of His ‘MobLand' Irish Accent: 'I Gave It Full Tilt'
Pierce Brosnan may be Irish by blood, but his MobLand accent has been met with a chorus of disapproval following the premiere of the Paramount+ series. The Irish Times pilloried his 'mangled' vocal work as a 'horror for the ages,' while other critics have bemoaned the performance as a 'distraction' from the Guy Ritchie-directed gangster drama. More from Deadline 'Lilo & Stitch' & 'Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning' To Fuel Near Half-Billion Combined Global Debut In A Memorial Day Weekend For The Record Books - Box Office Preview Cillian Murphy And Daniel Craig In Talks To Star In Damien Chazelle's Next Movie LA Screenings 2025: Buyers & Sellers Seek Unity Amid Noise Of Mergers & Trump Tariffs Brosnan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, but the James Bond star has spent much of his life in England and the U.S. In an interview with Radio Times, Brosnan was asked about the backlash and said that mob boss Conrad Harrigan's accent is quite different from his own native tongue. 'My own accent is very soft … Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me,' he explained, adding that his performance was the result of a suggestion from his dialect coach. 'I told him that I needed a Kerry accent,' he added. 'So he gave me the name of a man, and I Googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent. And so, I just gave it full tilt.' Brosnan, who admits his Irish accent has 'dissipated to the mists of time,' previously told Dave Moore on Today FM that he had raised concerns about his task with Ritchie. 'Last summer I spoke to Guy for the first time about it and having read the five episodes he said not to worry about it,' the actor added. It's not all bad news for Brosnan. Irish GQ writer Ben Allen said critics are 'being a little harsh' on the performance, and he is 'largely pulling off what seems to be a semi-thick Kerry accent.' Best of Deadline 'The Last Of Us': Differences Between HBO Series & Video Game Across Seasons 1 And 2 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
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6 days ago
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Pierce Brosnan responds to getting roasted for ‘MobLand' Irish accent
Pierce Brosnan is standing up for his Irish roots. The 72-year-old actor responded to the criticism of the Irish accent he uses in his Paramount+ crime drama series 'MobLand.' 'My own accent is very soft,' Brosnan said in a new interview with The Radio Times. 'Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me.' Advertisement 8 Pierce Brosnan in 'MobLand.' Luke Varley/Paramount+ 8 Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan in 'MobLand.' Luke Varley/Paramount+ Brosnan, who grew up in Ireland, explained that he worked with a dialect coach to come up with the accent for the show. Advertisement 'I told him that I needed a Kerry accent,' he shared. 'So he gave me the name of a man and I Googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent. And so, I just gave it full tilt.' 8 Pierce Brosnan at the 'MobLand' New York premiere on March 31. WireImage Brosnan stars in 'MobLand' as London crime family patriarch Conrad Harrigan. The cast also includes Tom Hardy, Paddy Considine, Helen Mirren, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Anson Boon, Jasmine Jobson and more. Since the series premiered in March, viewers have brutally roasted Brosnan for his Irish accent. Advertisement 8 Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan in 'MobLand.' Jason Bell/Paramount+ 'How can Irish man Pierce Brosnan have such an appallingly bad Irish accent in Mobland??' one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this month. 'Pierce Brosnan can't do an Irish accent, they should get a proper Irish actor in the role,' another fan said. A third person tweeted: 'Pierce Brosnan's accent almost makes MobLand unwatchable. Surely they made him do that? And why? The bloke is Irish for f–k sake!' Advertisement 8 Paddy Considine as Kevin Harrigan and Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in 'MobLand.' Luke Varley/Paramount+ 'Watching the first episode of Mobland. Very Good. Pierce Brosnan accent is horrific,' someone else wrote. Even critics ripped into Brosnan's on-screen accent in their reviews of the show. The Independent's Helen Coffey wrote, 'There's Brosnan's preposterous 'Irish' brogue for starters – even more inexplicable when you consider that the man actually is Irish — an amalgamation of every terrible 'top o' the mornin' to ya!' impression you've ever heard.' 8 Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren in 'MobLand.' Luke Varley/Paramount+ Ed Power for The Irish Times called Brosnan's accent 'a horror for the ages.' He also criticized Mirren's accent 'that makes Tom Cruise in Far and Away sound like Colm Meaney swearing up a streak.' In his Radio Times interview, Brosnan explained why he was hesitant to take on the 'MobLand' role. 8 Pierce Brosnan attends the 'MobLand' premiere in New York City. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement 'Every job is a challenge and it all comes with a thump of anxiety, because you have to do something,' he said. 'What are you doing on the stage? Why are you there? So that's constant. You live with that. You live with that stress all the time, and that's what's so exhilarating. That's what makes you alive.' The James Bond actor previously told GQ that his character in the streaming series has a lot of complexities. 8 Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in 'MobLand.' Luke Varley/Paramount+ 'He's a mangled man who has charisma, but he's someone who is dangerously on the edge,' said Brosnan. 'And he's aligned with a wife who is equally outrageous, and they've managed to live a very good life in this kind of rather dangerous underworld.' Advertisement The Season 1 finale of 'MobLand' comes out Sunday, June 1 on Paramount+.
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6 days ago
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- Extra.ie
Pierce Brosnan responds to backlash over Mobland accent
Pierce Brosnan has responded to criticism of his 'MobLand' Irish accent, with many taking to the internet to roast his performance. The Irish Times branded his brogue in the Paramount+ series as a 'horror for the ages,' with others claiming it was deeply distracting to the plot of the Guy Ritchie-directed gangster drama. While the Mamma Mia star was born in Drogheda and spent the first few years of his life in Navan, he has worked the majority of his career in England and the U.S, further weakening his Irish accent. Pierce Brosnan has responded to criticism of his 'MobLand' Irish accent, with many taking to the internet to roast his attempt. Pic: Samir Hussein/WireImage Now, in an interview with Radio Times, Brosnan has addressed the backlash, claiming that his character's dialect would differ greatly to what he was reared with. 'My own accent is very soft … Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me,' he explained, discussing how the accent we saw on screen derived from working with a dialect coach. 'I told him that I needed a Kerry accent,' he added. 'So he gave me the name of a man, and I Googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent. And so, I just gave it full tilt.' The Irish Times branded his brogue in the the Paramount+ series as a 'horror for the ages,' with others claiming it was deeply distracting to the plot of the Guy Ritchie-directed gangster drama. Pic: Jason Bell/Paramount+ Elsewhere, the trailer for Pierce Brosnan's new film shot in Ireland has finally been released. Four Letters Of Love is based on Niall Williams' international bestselling novel of the same name and stars Pierce Brosnan alongside Gabriel Byrne and Helena Bonham Carter. The highly anticipated film is coming to cinemas on the 18th July across Ireland and sees two-time Academy Award nominee Brosnan take on a highly romantic role. While the Mamma Mia was born in Drogheda and spent the first few years of his life in Navan, he has worked the majority of his career in England and the U.S, further weakening his Irish accent. Pic: Luke Varley/Paramount+ Shot on location in Donegal and Antrim, Four Letters Of Love is described as a 'life-affirming tale about faith and doubt, maybes and almosts, and the miracle of love.' According to the synopsis: 'Nicholas (O'Shea) and Isabel (Skelly) are made for each other, but as destiny pulls them together, so do family, passion, and faith drive them apart. Nicholas' father, William (Brosnan), comes home one day to shatter his family's quiet, modest life. He tells them that after a moment of divine revelation, he has decided to dedicate his life to painting. 'He quits his job and sets off for the West Coast, leaving his shell-shocked wife and son to fend for themselves. Meanwhile, Isabel and her family live a charmed existence on a remote island off the West Coast, their house full of music and poetry. When tragedy strikes and her brother suffers a terrible accident, the music stops, and Isabel's mother (Bonham Carter) and father (Byrne) decide in their grief to send Isabel to a convent school on the mainland. 'The young lovers embark on their own individual journeys of heartache and misplaced love, before fate contrives to pull the threads of their lives together. When they meet, it is a miracle.' The original novel was published in 1997 and was translated into more than 30 languages before he adapted it for the screen. Four Letters Of Love is a Genesius Pictures, AX1 Films and Port Pictures production in association with London Town Films and will be released in Irish cinemas on July 18 2025.
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6 days ago
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Pierce Brosnan addresses criticism of his "terrible" accent in new gangster crime drama
Pierce Brosnan has addressed the criticism of his Irish accent in Paramount+ crime drama MobLand. The James Bond actor stars alongside Tom Hardy and Helen Mirren in the new series as crime family patriarch Conrad Harrigan, who finds himself embroiled in a war against a rival gangster clan. Despite the actor being born and raised in Ireland for over a decade, viewers haven't been convinced by his Irish accent in the series, with many left baffled as they described it as "terrible" and "atrocious" after the first episode's release in March. Addressing the comments during a new interview with RadioTimes (via MetroOnline), Brosnan said: "My own accent is very soft, Conrad's accent is a million miles away from [mine]." The star explained that he went to a dialect coach and told them he needed a Kerry accent, adding: "So he [the coach] gave me the name of a man and I googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent and so, I just gave it full tilt." Related: Best streaming services Brosnan also discussed his accent during a recent appearance on Today FM, saying he raised his concerns with MobLand's director, Guy Ritchie, before filming the series last year. "Last summer I spoke to Guy for the first time about it and having read the five episodes he said not to worry about it," recalled Brosnan. "[He said], 'We'll just do it 15 minutes on the day, clear your mind, we'll sort it out, don't worry about it'. "Of course, I put the phone down and did worry about it! Five weeks later I was on the set with Tom Hardy and Guy, first day, important dialogue, important information and he just said, 'more Irish, more Irish'." Related: Brosnan went on to say that his Irish accent has "dissipated into the midst of time", adding: "It's somewhat Californian and everything. So, I asked myself, 'What kind of accent would he have?' It was Kerry." The actor was born in Drogheda, County Louth, before moving to Navan in County Meath, where he spent most of his childhood. His family later moved to Scotland, before relocating again to London. MobLand, which will air its final episode this Sunday (1 June), also stars House of the Dragon's Paddy Considine, After Life's Mandeep Dhillon, Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt and Top Boy's Jasmine Jobson. MobLand is available to stream on Paramount+. Digital Spy's first print magazine is here! Buy British Comedy Legends in newsagents or online, now priced at just £3.99.£18.99 at at EE£328.00 at at at Audible£49.99 at at at at Amazon£54.98 at at at at EE at at at at £91.40 at at at Amazon£29.98 at at at at at Game at EE at Pandora at at at at Sky Mobile at at Game£123.99 at at at Three at at at at Pandora at at at at at at £1199.00 at AO at at at Fitbit£49.99 at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at John Lewis at at at at at John Lewis & Partners at Amazon£90.00 at at at at at John Lewis at at at at at at at at Fitbit$29.85 at at at at John Lewis & Partners£6.62 at at Amazon£15.99 at Amazon at at at Three at at at at at at at at £49.99 at Amazon at Apple£21.99 at at Three at EE at at at at at John Lewis at at at at Audible£379.99 at at at at at John Lewis at EE at at £379.00 at at at at Amazon at at at Apple at at at Samsung at at Apple at at Microsoft at at at Three£229.00 at John Lewis at at crunchyroll at at AO£79.00 at Samsung£449.00 at John Lewis£79.98 at at at at Amazon at at at John Lewis & Partners£79.98 at at Microsoft£299.00 at Microsoft at at at at at Amazon at at at John Lewis at at now at at at John Lewis & Partners at at at Microsoft at at at John Lewis at at at at at at at £199.00 at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at at You Might Also Like PS5 consoles for sale – PlayStation 5 stock and restocks: Where to buy PS5 today? IS MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 7 THE BEST IN THE SERIES? OUR REVIEW AEW game is a modern mix of No Mercy and SmackDown
