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Brian Cox went connected a rant against aggregate A-list actors, including Johnny Depp and Ian McKellen, successful a caller question and reply pinch The Times UK.
The “Succession” prima called Depp “so overblown” and “so overrated,” noting successful nan question and reply published Friday that he was relieved he turned down Jonathan Pryce’s domiciled successful nan “Pirates of nan Caribbean” franchise.
As for McKellen, Cox said that his “X2” co-star’s acting is “not to my taste.”
Cox besides took purpose astatine Edward Norton, whom he said is “a symptom successful nan arse,” and Kevin Spacey, whom he described arsenic “a stupid, stupid man.”
Directors and writers weren’t safe from Cox’s wrath, either.
The 79-year-old called Quentin Tarantino “meretricious,” Michael Caton-Jones “a complete arsehole” and David Hare a “see you adjacent Tuesday.”
In addition, Cox, who played Winston Churchill successful nan 2017 biopic “Churchill,” vented astir Gary Oldman winning nan Best Actor Oscar for his domiciled arsenic nan UK Prime Minister successful “Darkest Hour,” released nan aforesaid year.
Oldman’s performance, Cox said, was “cobblers” and “a crowd-pleasing farrago.”
Cox besides disagreed pinch Margot Robbie being formed arsenic Cathy successful nan caller adjustment of nan 1939 movie “Wuthering Heights,” which is 1 of Cox’s favourite movies.
“Margot Robbie is acold excessively beautiful for that role,” he told The Times UK.
“I mean, I deliberation location should beryllium thing much of nan Gypsy astir her but it’s incorrect of maine to judge,” he added. “It whitethorn beryllium a superb film.”
Cox aired his beef pinch Daniel Day-Lewis, arsenic well, which started erstwhile he criticized his “Succession” co-star Jeremy Strong’s method acting in 2023. Lewis, who was Strong’s inspiration, told Cox past twelvemonth to get disconnected his “soapbox.”
When asked if he’s reached retired to Day-Lewis, Cox had a cheeky response.
‘Children don’t say, “What’s my motivation?”’ he told The Times UK.
Cox went on, “No, I haven’t reached retired because it’s sewage thing to do pinch Dan Day-Lewis. Dan Day-Lewis, he’s discreet. He ne'er upsets it [the filming process].”
The Emmy Award victor added that he didn’t locomotion to talk much astir Strong, 47, because his erstwhile on-screen boy has “begged maine to extremity talking astir him.”
“He’s a bully actor, Jeremy. He’s a awesome actor. It’s conscionable each nan bollocks that goes pinch it. You watch children — they don’t say, ‘What’s my motivation?’ They conscionable do it!”
After dissing truthful galore stars successful nan interview, Cox was asked if being truthful blunt had mislaid him friends aliases caused him problems.
“Well, I don’t cognize yet if it’s caused maine problems,” he replied pinch a laugh. “I mean, my woman keeps saying, ‘Brian, beryllium careful. Brian, beryllium careful.”
Cox added, “I think, ‘F–k it, I don’t want to beryllium observant anymore! I’ll beryllium 80 this year. F–k it! I’m gonna opportunity what I want to say.’”
