9:53am UK, Tuesday March 23, 2004

James Bond star Pierce Brosnan is unsure whether he will star in another 007 film, claiming the movies' producers "don't know what to do".

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Brosnan accused the producers of being "too scared" and claimed work on the next film had hit paralysis.

In an interview with movie website, www.chud.com, he said: "We seem to have aken a break at the moment. The producers have reached an impasse, as far as I can tell."

He added: "They don't know what to do. They don't know how to move on. A sense of paralysis has set in.

"So, for me it's business as usual. I shall just carry on with creating work for myself. I certainly would love to do a fifth Bond and then bow out, but if this last one is to be the last one, then so be it."

Brosnan also expressed his desire for a more character-driven aspect to the Bond movies, in the vein of the classic From Russia With Love.

He said: "It's frustrating, really, because they feel they have to top themselves in a genre which is just spectacle and huge bang for your buck."

As speculation has grown about Brosnan's future, names of his possible successor have been banded around.

According to William Hill, Hugh Jackman is the favourite followed by Colin Farrell, Orlando Bloom and Jude Law.