India, April 4 -- British actor Pierce Brosnan has responded to Helen Mirren's recent remarks about the James Bond franchise, where she candidly shared her distaste for the spy series and its portrayal of women. Helen, who voiced her thoughts in a recent interview, expressed not only her dislike for the films but also her opposition to the idea of casting a woman as 007. Pierce, who famously played the suave British spy in four Bond films, admitted he shared some of her sentiments.

"Yes, there's a certain agreement there," he told People magazine at the New York premiere of their upcoming webseries MobLand. "But there's a certain world and room to move within the proscenium arch of what [Bond creator and author] Ian Fleming put down. So ...