Pierce Brosnan has revealed he's quit the James Bond franchise - and has already filmed his last outing as the superspy.

It had been previously expected that Brosnan, 51, would take on the role for one more movie, but now he says he's already finished, making 2002's Die Another Day his final service.

"That's it," Brosnan told Entertainment Weekly. "I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond. Bond is another lifetime behind me."

He added: "We went out on a high, and I look back affectionately at that time and doing those four movies. But I've said all I've got to say on it."

The hunt is now on for a successor in time for the 21st Bond movie, scheduled for release November 2005. Those in the frame include Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gerard Butler, Jude Law and Ewan McGregor.