Former 007 Pierce Brosnan is reacting to Helen Mirren's criticism of the James Bond franchise. Last week, his MobLand co-star got candid during an interview with The London Standard, revealing she "never liked James Bond" because the concept is "drenched and born out of profound sexism.

Pierce Brosnan admitted to People magazine that Hellen Mirren wasn't entirely wrong to call out the James Bond franchise for its "profound sexism." Brosnan played 007 in four movies released between 1995 and 2002.

"Someone who I've admired for so many years," Brosnan said of Mirren, noting that the Oscar-winning actress starred in his own big screen debut with 1980's The Long Good Friday. "I was in it, she was in it in every sense of the word,