Pierce Brosnan hits back at critics who mocked Irish accent on Mobland as show's future hangs in the balance
He got ridiculed for his lilt while playing mobster Conrad Hannigan in Paramount+ show, MobLand.
It contributed to uncertainty over whether the Guy Ritchie -directed thriller, which also stars Helen Mirren and Tom Hardy, would get a second series.
But Pierce told the Radio Times: 'My own accent is very soft. Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me.'
A dialect coach recommended he speak with someone whose voice he could use as inspiration.
Pierce explained: 'I told him I needed a Kerry accent, so he gave me the name of a man and I Googled the guy and that was it.
"It was a Kerry accent. And so, I just gave it full tilt.'
Sadly, reviews were mixed.
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yesterday.
During a debate on scheduling intimacy, he said: 'I don't think you can.
"If I had to look in my diary and it says Thursday night, I'm going to do it – I don't think it works.
"I even feel under pressure if it's a Sunday morning.'
JOHNNY: C4 LACKS IDENTITY
JOHNNY VAUGHAN has slammed Channel 4 for failing to back the 2022 reboot of The Big Breakfast.
The presenter, who fronted the show from 1997 to 2001, said the channel had lost its identity without a flagship early-morning programme.
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He also criticised TV execs' obsession with cooking shows, saying they're full of 'boring, middle-aged, white chefs'.
The 2022 reboot of just four episodes, was hosted by Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu.
Johnny told Mo's podcast he watched the reboot and that the show 'just needs time'.
He added: 'It's meant to be an alternative to dreary daily breakfast shows.
'Without it, I think it's like school without an assembly. You've got to say who you are every day. This is what's on.'
I couldn't agree more.
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