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Brian Cox believes cinema is "in a very bad way". The 76-year-old actor has hit out at the current state of the film industry, observing that it is "losing the plot". During an appearance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Brian told The Hollywood Reporter: "What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do. "I think cinema is in a very bad way. I think it’s lost its place because of, partly, the grandiose element between Marvel, DC and all of that. And I think it’s beginning to implode, actually. You’re kind of losing the plot." Brian also observed that casting pro...
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Long before Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien’s work made its way to the screen in animated form, first in 1977’s The Hobbit and then in 1978’s The Lord of the Rings and 1980’s The Return of the King. So in a sense the new Lord of the Rings movie, The War of the Rohirrim, is a return to the franchise’s roots, at least onscreen. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the movie serves as a prequel to the Jackson trilogy. (He is also involved in the film as an executive producer.) It’s set almost 200 years before the films in the location that’s known as Helm’s Deep; essentially ...
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Brian Cox has insisted the Bible "is one of the worst books ever". The 77-year-old actor has has insisted religion "holds us back" as humans, and blamed narratives in the Bible for society's patriarchy. He told 'The Starting Line Podcast': "We do because we have to honor them and we have to give them their place and we’re resistant to that because all our... it’s Adam and Eve, I mean, the propaganda goes right way back - the Bible is one of the worst books ever, for me, from my point of view. "Because it starts with the idea that Adam's rib - you know that [from] Adam's rib, this woman was cre...
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Brian Cox has slammed Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of Napoleon as “truly terrible”. The outspoken actor, 77, who has spent years sharing his fiery views on other actors’ personalities, behaviour on set and performances, also declared he could have played the part of the French Emperor a “lot better” than 49-year-old ‘Gladiator’ star Joaquin. He said during a live talk hosted by the Evening Standard about Joaquin’s portrayal: “It’s terrible. A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. It really is appalling. I don’t know what he was thinking.” Brian added he was convinced Joaquin’s Napoleon...
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Brian Cox and Jodie Whittaker are to star in festive film 'That Christmas'. The 'Succession' star will lend his voice to the role of Santa in the upcoming Netflix animated movie, which has been penned by Love Actually's Richard Curtis and is based on his book of the same name. The forthcoming film will be Curtis' first animation project and it will be a directorial debut for Simon Otto, who was the Head of Character Animation on 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Curtis said: "This has been the most amazing adventure, my first animated film. "It’s been especially exciting to see the whole world I ima...
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Brian Cox thinks that "separate bedrooms" are the key to a successful marriage. The 77-year-old actor was initially married to Caroline Burt from 1968 until 1986 but has been married to Nicole Ansari since 2002 and admitted that these days he and his wife simply "visit each other", while his first marriage fell apart because he had started to "ignore" a lot of things in their relationship. He told The Times: "The secret to a good marriage? Separate bedrooms. You visit one another. Your partner must feel free. "My first marriage broke down because I was in my most ambitious period and I was ign...
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Brian Cox has branded his 'Succession' co-stars "dense" for missing clues about the ending buried in the script. The 77-year-old actor has playfully mocked his castmates - including the likes of Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun and J. Smith-Cameron - for not realising how the show was going to conclude its fourth season. Speaking at an FYC panel session at Paramount Pictures Studios this week, Kieran revealed the group only found out for sure during the table read for the last ever episode. Brian quipped: "I don't understand why you didn't know, are you ... dense or something? Jesus Ch...
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Brian Cox thinks 'Succession' ended at the perfect time. The 77-year-old actor played Logan Roy on the HBO series for five years, and Brian thinks the hit TV show concluded at the ideal time. Brian told PEOPLE before the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Monday (15.01.24): "I think we ended it at the right time. I think we left people ... I think it's always good to leave people wanting [more]. You know, that people want more." Brian loved playing Logan on the popular TV show. However, he's insisted that the patriarch of the Roy family is a deeply misunderstood character. Brian explained: "I loved...
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The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations are dominated by double-blockbuster behemoth ‘Barbenheimer’. ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ received a leading four nods for the 30th year of the event after the two movies ruled last year’s box office. The two films are up for the guild’s top award of best ensemble alongside Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, ‘American Fiction’ and ‘The Color Purple’. On the TV front, ‘Succession’ dominated with a leading five nominations for its final season – which was closely followed by ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘The Bear’ and ‘The Last of Us’, which has four nominati...
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'Barbie' and 'Succession' lead the Golden Globe nominations with nine each. The year's biggest film was unsurprisingly the most recognised in the movie categories when the shortlists for the 81st annual ceremony were unveiled on Monday (11.12.23), while the final season of the HBO drama led the way on the television side. The Warner Bros. blockbuster was closely followed in the movie categories by its box office rival, 'Oppenheimer', which had eight nods, and 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'Poor Things', which tied on seven. 'Barbie' and 'Poor Things' are up for Best Picture (Musical or Come...
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