Brian Cox mocks Margot Robbie, brutally weighs in on extra stars: ‘I am gonna say what I wish to say’

As he's made obvious many instances earlier than, Brian Cox shouldn’t be afraid to share his opinion of his fellow thespians.

A scathing new profile for the U.Ok.'s The Times revealed on Friday runs by way of an extended listing of the actor's targets, together with former costars and Oscar nominees alike.

The story notes that Cox turned down the function of the governor within the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise as a result of he didn’t wish to work alongside Johnny Depp, whom he has referred to as "so overblown, so overrated" up to now. (That half ultimately went to Jonathan Pryce.)

He additionally as soon as deemed his twenty fifth Hour costar Edward Norton "a ache within the arse" and referred to as out Ian McKellen's appearing, saying it was "to not my style."

Within the Instances interview, he even bashed a movie he hasn't even seen — Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights — for its casting.

"'Keith Cliff! It's me, Cathy!'" Cox mentioned in what the outlet referred to as "a cod Australian accent," mocking its star Margot Robbie, who was as soon as within the Australian cleaning soap Neighbours. "'How ya doing, Keith? Awright?' 'Yeah, I'm awright!'"

The Instances described Cox laughing earlier than he added, "Margot Robbie is much too stunning for that function. I imply, I feel there ought to be one thing extra of the Gypsy about her, nevertheless it's mistaken of me to evaluate. It could be a superb movie."

Addressing his no-holds-barred coverage whereas discussing his craft — and his friends within the trade — Cox admitted that he's too outdated to care about what individuals consider him.

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"Nicely, I don't know but if it's prompted me issues," he instructed The Instances. "I imply, my spouse [Nicole Ansari-Cox] retains saying, 'Brian, watch out. Brian, watch out.' I feel, 'F— it. I don't wish to watch out anymore! I'll be 80 this yr. F— it! I'm gonna say what I wish to say.'"

The Emmy winner additionally mentioned that after Daniel Day-Lewis requested him to achieve out to debate technique appearing — in mild of Cox's 2023 feedback about his Succession costar Jeremy Strong's "f—ing annoying" strategy — he declined to make contact.

"No, I haven't reached out as a result of it's obtained nothing to do with Dan Day-Lewis," Cox instructed The Instances. "Dan Day-Lewis, he's discreet. He by no means upsets it [the filming process]. He's by no means, kind of… I don't wish to go on about Jeremy, as a result of I've obtained into plenty of issues, and he's begged me to cease speaking about him. He's an excellent actor, Jeremy. He's a beautiful actor. It's simply all of the bollocks that goes with it. You watch kids — they don't say, 'What's my motivation?' They only do it!"

The profile additionally notes that Cox referred to as director Michael Caton-Jones "an entire arsehole," writer-director David Hare a "see you subsequent Tuesday," and Quentin Tarantino "meretricious."

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When discussing his function directorial debut, Glenrothan, Cox mentioned he's "extra egalitarian than plenty of administrators, the type who name themselves visionaries."

"I wish to honor the actor's efficiency," he defined. "With a Quentin Tarantino movie, what you see is all Quentin Tarantino. That's not me. I don't wish to try this."

Glenrothan, which stars Cox and fellow Scot Alan Cumming as two brothers who bear the scars of their domineering father whereas battling over the household whisky enterprise, is out within the U.Ok. on April 17.

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