Pierce Brosnan Has His Say On His Controversial MobLand Accent

Pierce Brosnan attends the Paramount+ television series premiere of "MobLand" at the SVA Theatre on Monday, March 31, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Pierce Brosnan has spoken out about his polarising accent in the TV series MobLand.Although he was born and raised in Ireland, many viewers have been left feeling a little unconvinced by Pierce’s Irish twang in the hit TV show, having been more used to hearing him performing with an English accent in the likes of Mrs Doubtfire, Mamma Mia! and the James Bond franchise.One critic in The Irish Times, for example, described Pierce’s accent in MobLand as a “horror for the ages”, while The Independent’s review called it “preposterous”.Speaking to Radio Times, Pierce explained that because his own accent is “very soft”, his character’s is “a million miles away from me”.Pierce also claimed that he told his MobLand dialect coach that he “needed a Kerry accent, so he gave me the name of a man and I Googled the guy and that was it”.“I just gave it full tilt,” he claimed. Digital Spy also reported that Pierce told Today FM: “Last summer I spoke to Guy [Ritchie, the creator of MobLand] for the first time about [the character’s Irish accent] and having read the five episodes he said not to worry about it.“[He said], ‘We’ll just do it 15 minutes on the day, clear your mind, we’ll sort it out, don’t worry about it’. Of course, I put the phone down and did worry about it!“Five weeks later I was on the set with Tom Hardy and Guy, first day, important dialogue, important information and he just said, ‘more Irish, more Irish’.”MobLand sees Pierce sharing the screen with Tom Hardy, Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt and Helen Mirren, with whom he also co-stars in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the best-selling novel The Thursday Murder Club.The 10-part drama has been generally well-received by critics, with no official word yet on whether a second season could be on the cards.MobLand’s final instalment (for now, at least) will premiere on Paramount+ on Sunday 1 June.READ MORE:Pierce Brosnan Has 1 Stipulation For The Next James Bond Amid Major Behind-The-Scenes Shake-UpHelen Mirren Admits She 'Never Liked' James Bond: 'It Was Born Out Of Profound Sexism'Pierce Brosnan Suffered A Grisly Injury While Filming This Iconic James Bond Stunt

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