Pakistan, June 24 -- Veteran actor and former James Bond himself, Pierce Brosnan, explains why it is a good idea to star Tom Hardy in the iconic role.

Irish actor Pierce Brosnan, who first started playing the 007 agent in 'GoldenEye' and continued to reprise the coveted role in three more of James Bond films, including 'Tomorrow Never Dies', 'The World is Not Enough' and 'Die Another Day', believes his 'MobLand' co-star Tom Hardy can be great choice to step into the shoes of British spy agent.

"Tom would be wonderful," he said when asked about his thoughts regarding the English actor being the next James Bond.

When asked about his pick, the veteran maintained, "I have no picks. I shall leave it open to the powers that be."

He went on ...