Colin Firth is done being Bridget Jones’ nice guy, but he’s not against donning British agent 007’s tuxedo.
“At the moment, I can’t think of anything I would be less attracted to,” says Firth about the possibility of a third “Bridget Jones” film.
However, the 44-year-old actor tells Entertainment Weekly magazine that he’d seriously consider taking over the James Bond franchise from Pierce Brosnan.
Unlike another famous Colin — Colin Farrell, who says he’s not interested in the role despite being Brosnan’s choice — there’s been no talk of Firth grabbing Bond’s Walther PPK.
“No one has approached me, but I would not be averse to it,” Firth tells EW in its latest issue.
“Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” the sequel to the 2001 original, stars Firth as the stiff tacky sweater-wearing lawyer Mark Darcy and Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones.
Firth, whose screen credits also include “Love Actually” and “Shakespeare in Love,” said he isn’t interested in Mark Darcy-like roles.
“I’m attracted to dark stuff,” he said, “and I’m in that mode right now.”