"The Thursday Murder Club" star Pierce Brosnan revealed he'd be open to a James Bond franchise return if director Denis Villeneuve had "something up his sleeve."

It’s a long shot, admittedly. But Pierce Brosnan, who played Bond in four movies ( GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day ), says he’s up for the challenge. Speaking to the Radio Times, the 72-year-old actor had a good-natured reaction to being asked if he thought the time was right for “a senior citizen 007.”

Although Pierce Brosnan hung up his bow tie and golden gun in 2002, he would be up for a return in Denis Villeneuve's James Bond film 'in a heartbeat.'