Brian Cox is firmly in his “zero fucks given” phase of his career. We’ve seen him do this in recent years, where he is perfectly happy to trash certain things. This time, he is taking on cinema and how it is being affected by all the superhero films. As you might expect, he’s not really a fan. 

Speaking at an Edinburgh International Film Festival panel (via THR), Brian Cox talked about the current state of cinema.

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Brian Cox has gained a reputation in recent years as being, well, frank and outspoken in his opinions. That goes for his stance on method acting in particular, which he deems “f*cking annoying” and blames Daniel Day-Lewis for its popularity. Cox’s 2021 book had some choice words about fellow actors, too, including Johnny Depp (“so overblown, so overrated”) and Edward Norton (“a bit of a pain in the arse”), among others.

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Where does Brian Cox‘s career go after “Succession“? In the case of “Little Wing,” it’s to heartwarming coming-of-age stories, quite the pivot from Logan Roy. Cox stars as a man who takes a troubled young girl under his wing in the upcoming movie, based on Susan Orlean‘s 2006 article for The New Yorker.

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Here’s an official synopsis for “Little Wing,” courtesy of Paramount+:

LITTLE WING follows Kaitlyn, a teen who is reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home.

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We’ve said it a million times already, but Brian Cox really has no problem saying exactly how he feels, no matter who might be upset. Most of the time, he’s taking shots at Jeremy Strong or defending someone like Bryan Singer. But he also takes time out occasionally to make sure young people know he doesn’t like them very much either.

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Speaking to Piers Morgan recently (video below), Brian Cox talked about “woke culture,” and you probably won’t be surprised to learn that he isn’t a fan of it.

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Brian Cox has been quite candid this year about how he feels about method actors, from his “Succession” co-star Matthew Strong to Daniel Day-Lewis. It turns out he’s not the only actor that looks askance at the acting style. THR reports that Jennifer Lawrence says she’d be “nervous” to work across from someone using the technique because them being in character all the time would weird her out.

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With “Succession” now over, it’s time for Brian Cox to find a new major role. Recently, he’s kept busy with smaller indie pics like “Mending The Line,” “Prisoner’s Daughter,” as well as “The Independent” on Peacock. And in the next couple of years, he’ll star in The Russo Bros.‘ “The Electric State” on Netflix and provide voice work for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim.” But EW reports there’s something on Cox’s acting wishlist before he “snuffs it,” as he puts it on Variety’s “Actors On Actors” interview: he really wants to work with Meryl Streep.

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The IDGAF era of Brian Cox’s career has been an entertaining thing to keep an eye on. It seems with every new interview, the iconic actor just says something that riles people up and makes headlines. The best part about it is that Cox just really doesn’t seem to care about saying things that ignite social media. And if you’re hoping that the actor has some deep thoughts regarding the end of “Succession,” you’ll be sorely mistaken.

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HBO‘s “Succession” ends on Sunday night with its series finale to much anticipation. So how will the Roy family’s legacy ultimately end up? If Brian Cox had his way, his character Logan Roy would still have a say in the matter, as he believes series creator Jesse Armstrong wrote Logan off “too early.”

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Cox’s comments come in BBC’s new interview with the actor about “Succession,” one of the first since Logan Roy died suddenly in Episode 3 of the final season.

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Catherine Hardwicke is nothing if not eclectic in choosing what she directs. On the heels of “Mafia Mamma,” which came and went from theaters quickly in April, here comes “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Hardwicke’s film from TIFF last September. And expect this one to have a bit more staying power on the big screen, as it stars Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale in two heavy-hitting roles.

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When are things not strange in Hollywood? Should we be surprised that there is always some industry or world crises crashing an awards season? Probably not, but it’s been quite a long time since a work stoppage affected the Primetime Emmy Awards. And, as we’ll discuss later, that means while writers form picket lines, actors and directors are still engaged in that Emmy nomination fight.

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Yes, Netflix, Amazon Studios, and Paramount all have installations and exhibits ready for Television Academy members to wander through and some Q&As are still going forward.

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When it was announced that HBO’s “Succession” would be ending its run after the upcoming fourth season, debuting in a matter of days, fans were saddened to know this would be the end of the line for the Roy family on TV screens. But for those involved in the creation of the series, especially star Brian Cox, the end of “Succession” is a reason to celebrate.

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How does a show as complex as “Succession” end? A better question to start with might be, why is creator Jesse Armstrong bringing in his Emmy juggernaut for a landing when it seems to be at the peak of its cultural and critical popularity? At the start of the fourth and now final season, it seems easy to answer that part of the dynamic in that it does feel like the drama between Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his children could start to get repetitive.

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With HBO‘s “Succession” entering its fourth and final reason in two weekends, it’s time to start reminiscing about the show’s elite ensemble cast and their work together. But don’t expect some of the actors to feel the same way. IndieWire (via Variety) reports that Brian Cox is calling out “method acting” yet again, something he’s done consistently recently with “Succession” co-star Jeremy Strong.

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HBO subscribers already anticipated the upcoming fourth season of “Succession.” But now that it’s also the final season of the smash hit series expect all eyes to be TV screens for its March 26th premiere. And to drum up even more fanfare, HBO has a new trailer for “Succession” Season 4, which sees the Roys facing down their media company’s future sale to tech head Lukas Matsson.

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Here’s HBO’s official synopsis for “Succession” Season 4:

The sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer.

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Much has been made about Jeremy Strong and his reliance on “method acting” in projects. For those unaware, Strong will fully inhabit his character and never break while on set, even when the cameras aren’t rolling. Yes, this is still the case when he’s working on the hit series, “Succession,” alongside Brian Cox, an actor who isn’t willing to bite his tongue and not share what’s on his mind.

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Brian Cox is enjoying success right now, unlike any other time in his career, thanks to playing the patriarchal grump character in HBO’s Emmy-winning “Succession.” And over the past couple of years, the actor has been nothing short of a truth factory, with a memoir being published where he talks about everything and everything in a completely frank manner. But he’s also at the point in his career where he clearly has zero fucks to give.

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Since its premiere in 2018, “Succession” has swiftly become one of HBO‘s most popular and critically acclaimed shows ever. Now the show finally returns for its highly anticipated fourth season, aiming to win the Emmy for Best Drama three times in a row.

The new season picks up where Season 3 left off, with the Roy family preparing to sell Waystar Royco off to a tech visionary.

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As Season 1 of “House of the Dragon” comes to a close, HBO subscribers need not wait long for another healthy dose of prestigious family drama set in the world of the wealthy and influential. The trailer has arrived for Season 4 of “Succession,” HBO’s razor-sharp drama slash satire centering on the embittered Roy family, owners of the fictional media empire, Waystar Royco. Season 3 garnered multiple wins at September’s Primetime Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Drama Series.

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Is Brian Cox on a tear this week or what? The “Succession” star had tongue-lashings to serve for everything from method acting to Showtime‘s “Billions” this week. That’s not surprising for an actor known to dole out barbs against his fellow thespians, but two Cox takedowns in a day? That’s a gift that keeps on giving.

The first story comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which reports that Cox had some brusque words about method acting during a post-screening Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Las Vegas, with its casinos and boiling 100+ temperatures, has long been an alluring setting for stories about broken people seeking redemption. The ghosts of organized crime past seem to haunt the Nevada desert, still populated by casino rats, showgirls, and washed-up athletes. And so it is an apt setting for “Prisoner’s Daughter.” This family drama from  Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) with a screenplay by Mark Bacci (“Northern Rescue”) stars Brian Cox (“Succession”) as Max, a one-time boxer turned enforcer dying of pancreatic cancer who’s been released from prison after 12 years on compassionate release on the sole condition that he stays with his estranged daughter Maxine (Kate Beckinsale, “Underworld”).

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As the world braces for Jeff Bezos’s mega-budgeted “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” to come out on Amazon Prime this September, there’s other news on the “LOTR” front. Audiences have another chance to return to Middle-earth in a new anime feature, “Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim,” out in 2024. But how much “Lord Of The Rings” is too much?

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Something old, something new, and a lot of competition. The 2022 Lead Actor in a Drama Series category is going to give the Emmys headaches and should prompt those in charge to consider expanding the category from six to 10 nominees. Not only will “Succession”‘s Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong go at it again following Strong’s win in 2020, but they each face a likely new frontrunner: SAG Award winner Lee Jung-jae of “Squid Game.”

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“Better Call Saul”‘s Bob Odenkirk and “Ozark”‘s Jason Bateman should also make it, but the other nominee (or two) is basically a pick ’em.

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Is there anything better than a Hollywood figure who has amassed so much goodwill and credibility over the span of decades that they can just say whatever the hell they want? We’ve seen it happen with directors such as John Carpenter, who loves to just sit back and talk about collecting paychecks and playing video games. And now, we have Brian Cox, an award-winning actor who has no problem spilling the beans about some other famous folks and doesn’t care if people think it’s out of line.

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In case you hadn’t heard, “Succession” star Brian Cox has released a memoir, “Putting The Rabbit In The Hat,” which includes various blunt opinions on projects and people within the film and television industry. The result? A lot of hot takes from the actor and some new revelations about nearly being in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and the “Pirates of The Caribbean” franchise.

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Brian Cox has been acting for more than 50 years. Over that time, he’s won a ton of awards and appeared in a number of iconic roles. And with that experience, you understand that Cox has earned the right to be a bit, well, cranky. So, you can’t really get upset when the actor writes a memoir and decides to take that time to let out some rather harsh criticisms against some of the biggest names in Hollywood.

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