After departing the franchise with Die Another Day in 2002, Pierce Brosnan now reveals whether he would return to play an older James Bond.

Of course, how could I not be interested?" Brosnan recently told GQ when asked if he was open to returning and if he had heard that there was a general, renewed interest in him putting the tux on again.

A former James Bond star has admitted he's interested in returning as an older 007 in Amazon's upcoming reboot.

Luckily, Pierce Brosnan could be convinced. The Thomas Crown Affair star recently told GQ that he would be "interested" in reprising the role, which he played from 1995 to 2002, across four films.

While some James Bond fans worry about the franchise's future under Amazon, others are cautiously optimistic. After all, at least now there's a guarantee that some kind of new Bond film coming in the relatively near future.

With James Bond making a major transition right in front of our eyes, the world is wondering what will become of the franchise and the long-awaited Bond 26. The initial announcement about Amazon taking control of James Bond left fans unsure,

According to one former Disney executive, if Amazon wants the James Bond franchise to grow and flourish, the answer is yes. "I hope we don't see an American Bond," Former Disney executive Kevin Mayer told Fortune during Web Summit Qatar.