Quentin Tarantino at London's Empire AwardsQuentin Tarantino at London's Empire AwardsQuentin Tarantino has declared Jame Bond dead after Pierce Brosnan was dumped from the role as 007.

The Kill Bill director declared: "Once I heard Brosnan isn't going to be doing any more Bond films, that killed it as far as I was concerned."

Tarantino has made no secret that he wanted to make the next Bond offering, a remake of the 60s spoof Casino Royale.

But the film is going ahead with neither Tarantino nor Brosnan.

British actor Clive Owen, who recently starred in Closer, is among the favourites to take over the coveted role.

Tarantino said: "I would have liked to dhave done Casino Royale with Pierce Brosnan.

Hopeful: Pierce BrosnanPierce Brosnan dumped as Bond"Over the course of time he's really proven himself to me as the James Bond for this generation.

"He can really pull off that '60s thing that Casino Royale would have - it's not just about a guy trying to take over the world, with speeding trains and action sequences, it should be more like the book."

Casino Royale was author Ian Fleming's first Bond book and is one of Tarantino's all-time favourites.

"If they are going to do the book I can't imagine why they won't hire me since I like it so much," added Tarantino, who was at the Empire Awards in London.

The Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs director also revealed that his favourite film of 2004 was low budget British zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead.