Ahead of the theatrical Black Bag release date this Friday, March 14, the movie from director Steven Soderbergh has already earned positive buzz from critics (and our Black Bag review gave the movie 4.5 out of 5 stars). But here’s Michael Fassbender’s jokey review of working alongside Pierce Brosnan:

Michael Fassbender may be the reason Daniel Craig landed the role of James Bond. The 47-year-old actor has revealed that when Pierce Brosnan stepped down as 007, he was maybe, sort of, kind of in the running to replace him—that is, until his ‘terrible’ audition.

Pierce Brosnan is shaking and stirring up his role in the world of espionage. After famously playing agent James Bond in four films, Brosnan is now heading up an intelligence agency in Black Bag, the new film from Steven Soderbergh.