Former 007 Pierce Brosnan is reacting to Helen Mirren's criticism of the James Bond franchise. Last week, his MobLand co-star got candid during an interview with The London Standard, revealing she "never liked James Bond" because the concept is "drenched and born out of profound sexism.

Pierce Brosnan expressed interest in the idea of returning as James Bond as Amazon hunts for a new actor to take over the iconic role from Daniel Craig. He weighed in on the idea during an April 2 appearance on the 'Today' show.

For fans of James Bond, we tend to think of Pierce Brosnan as the kind of guy who will come and save the world. But in the new Guy Ritchie-produced crime drama MobLand, Brosnan's character, Conrad Harrigan,