7 days ago
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- Indian Express
Pierce Brosnan chokes on Jimmy Fallon's tomato salsa but Helen Mirren is unfazed and keeps on eating
It was fun times on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, as the host was joined by legendary actors Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, who were there to promote their new film The Thursday Murder Club. The veteran actors shared some insights about the film and their current lives and enjoyed seeing host Fallon make a tomato salsa sauce right there in front of them. While the initial reaction to the sauce was positive, it seems like James Bond is slowing down with age.
Jimmy Fallon thanked the two stars for being there, as he shared with the audience a picture of Helen Mirren's last appearance on the show during the pandemic. Mirren gave an interview via ZOOM, and she gave it while taking a bubble bath in her home. When asked about her choice of venue for the interview, Mirren said, 'I thought I might as well be comfortable.' Brosnan admitted that he too has dabbled in the bubble bath sphere and that it was one of the 'daft' things he did when he was discovering America. Fallon, then, pulled a plate with several ingredients to make a salsa sauce during the show.
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Helen Mirren was quite happy with the idea, but Pierce Brosnan wasn't a hundred per cent sure after smelling the tomatoes and seeing Jimmy Fallon struggle while cutting them. He even quipped, 'Well, it seemed like a good idea in the morning, didn't it, Jimmy?' Fallon pulled himself up by the bootstraps and finished the sauce, which was then sampled by the stars with some nachos. Both loved the salsa, but as the jalapeno started kicking in, Brosnan's face started changing, and he started to cough. He took his cup and started taking several sips of the beverage as he continued coughing profusely. During this, Mirren couldn't give a damn and kept on eating the nachos with the salsa while complimenting Fallon. Brosnan said, 'I don't do hot sauce or jalapenos in general. Sorry, it's okay, I'll be fine; you two carry on.'
Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren also talked about The Thursday Murder Club, and their role in the first season of Mobland. Fallon stated, 'I have been watching you in Mobland, and my god, you guys are evil.' Mirren and Brosnan laughed it off before she gave a slight peck on his cheek, and Brosnan said, 'Jalapeno kisses.' The Queen actor then shared how amazing it was working with the cast and said, 'What's great about The Thursday Murder Club is that we all knew each other from before. I worked with Ben Kingsley when I was doing theatre in my 20s. I have worked with Celia Emrie; she was in Calendar Girl, and she was brilliant. It was like working with a group of people with whom you went to college.' Brosnan then revealed that he worked with Mirren in his very first film, The Long Good Friday, directed by John Mackenzie.
