Brian Cox joked he's too busy to cry over the end of Succession like some of his co-stars.
17.03.2023 - 17:33 / variety.com
Kate Aurthur editor Last month, when “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong announced that the fourth season of the Emmy-winning HBO drama would be its last, the internet howled in despair. But Brian Cox — who’s played the ferocious mogul Logan Roy since the show’s 2018 premiere — applauds Armstrong’s decision. “He’s very disciplined in that way, and also he’s very British in that way,” says Cox, who is Scottish, and in conversation seems to mention birthplace to explain behavior. “The American inclination is to milk it for all it’s worth.” Not that Cox, 76, won’t feel the loss. “I’ll miss the cast, I’ll miss the atmosphere, I’ll miss the bonhomie,” he says, ticking off reasons during a recent Zoom interview from London. And Logan? “Logan, probably, I’ll miss a bit. But upward and onwards.”
Cox may be circumspect about the Murdochian founder of Waystar Royco — the mega-corporation at the show’s center, and the prize over which Logan has battled his adult children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Shiv (Sarah Snook), finally shoving them out entirely at the end of Season 3. But when describing Logan’s motivations, Cox channels him. “They would absolutely destroy it,” he says passionately about the kids’ aspirations to the throne. “It would last in their hands probably no more than five minutes. And yet that’s what he wanted. He wanted his successor. Four seasons to prove it! And they simply haven’t proved it.” The premiere of Season 4, on March 26, sees Logan isolated, agitated — almost lonely. Alienated from his progeny, who don’t attend his birthday party (the leech-like Connor, played by Alan Ruck, excepted), Logan is out of sorts. “When the kids aren’t around, he is very focused on who he is,” Cox
Brian Cox joked he's too busy to cry over the end of Succession like some of his co-stars.
which retails at $2,890 — have risen by 310% in the US, according to Google Trends data provided by 3DLOOK, a virtual fitting room company.“Burberry handbag” and “Burberry tote” searches are up 180% and 25%, respectively, and searches for “Burberry sale” have increased by 38%.“Burberry’s $3,000 tote bag might not meet the standards for Succession’s top 0.1%, but luckily for the luxury fashion house, they don’t speak for the average consumer,” Whitney Cathcart, co-founder and chief commercial officer of 3DLOOK, said in a statement to The Post. “While Tom was busy firing off insults, the rest of us were Googling where we could get our own.”“I wouldn’t go as far as to say that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but it does go to show the huge impact that showbiz can have on consumer trends.
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telling Variety: “He’s getting on! He’s getting old. He’s tired — he’s very tired!”Cox, 76, stars in the hit HBO drama as patriarch and business titan Logan Roy, whose children are constantly at odds over control of his media empire. He’s had health problems throughout the series.
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Succession is coming to an end with its fourth and final season.Created by Jesse Armstrong, the HBO comedy-drama series follows the internal power struggle within the Roy family, the owners of media conglomerate WayStar Royco, amid mounting concerns around the health of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox).At the end of the show’s third season, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) tipped off Logan about the Roy siblings’ plan to prevent the company from merging with rival GoJo – creating a sharp dividing line between Logan and his children.Armstrong confirmed season four would be the show’s last in February. “You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession,” he said.
Succession is coming to an end with its fourth and final season.Created by Jesse Armstrong, the HBO comedy-drama series follows the internal power struggle within the Roy family, the owners of media conglomerate WayStar Royco, amid mounting concerns around the health of patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox).At the end of the show’s third season, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) tipped off Logan about the Roy siblings’ plan to prevent the company from merging with rival GoJo – creating a sharp dividing line between Logan and his children.Armstrong confirmed season four would be the show’s last in February. “You know, there’s a promise in the title of Succession,” he said.
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Succession is coming to an end and Brian Cox has made peace with it.
HBO series.Strong, 44, made headlines in 2021 when the New Yorker revealed his full-immersion acting methods, which he has employed for his role as Kendall Roy.Cox, who plays Logan Roy, has previously said that Strong’s method acting is “f–king annoying” — and he made his opinion known once again in a spoof of a MasterClass on acting.In an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” the actor admitted that he’s been “a little harsh” on the topic of method acting.“I’m sorry about that. In fact, I’ve been trying to set the record straight in a Master Class series of acting that I’ve been doing,” he told Fallon, 48, before introducing the parody.A video of a MasterClass bit plays with the text: “Brian Cox Teaches the Craft of Method Acting.”Cox then appears and shouts, “Just f–king do it! Say the f–king lines, and don’t bump into the f–king furniture!”Last month, Cox did an interview with Town & Country where he spoke about Strong, saying, “He’s a very good actor.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Brian Cox’s hatred of Method acting has gone so viral in recent weeks that he parodied himself during a recent visit to “The Tonight Show” to promote the upcoming fourth and final season of HBO’s “Succession.” Host Jimmy Fallon asked Cox about all the media attention surrounding his hatred of Method acting, to which the actor responded, “Well you know, Jimmy, I’ve been a little harsh.” “I’ve been a little harsh on it,” Cox continued. “I’m sorry about that… in fact, I’ve been trying to set the record straight in a MasterClass series of acting that I’ve been doing. Well actually, I brought a clip. I think this more eloquently explains my feelings about acting. Can we show it?”
f—ing annoying.” Then just this week, Cox had more bad things to say about method acting, calling it “American s—,” and urging actors to “just do the job. Don’t identify.”Fallon brought that whole thing up while chatting with Cox.
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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HBO television show, “Succession.”While walking the red carpet at the Season 4 series premiere on Monday, Cox admitted to Entertainment Tonight that he was “happy” the show was coming to a close.“I think we’ve, you know, got to the point where the show has reached its natural closure,” he told the outlet.Cox explained that he believes Jesse Armstrong, the series’ creator and showrunner, made the right decision.“Jesse won’t let anything go on further than it needs to,” Cox said. “A lot of shows outstay their welcome, and I think our show is perfect, and neat, in the way it is.”He added, “In a good way, I’m happy it’s over.”“Succession” follows the fictional Roy family, who own Waystar Royco, a global media and entertainment group. Things begin to change for the family when their father steps down for the company, as the rest of them are left to fight for control, according to IMDb.
Nothing like a good ‘ole Logan Roy outburst to fire up the red carpet premiere of Succession‘s fourth and final season.
gears up to kick off its fourth and final season, series star Brian Cox says he's «more than ready» for the show to wrap up its acclaimed story.Cox walked the carpet for the season 4 premiere on Monday, held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, and he spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about the series' dramatic conclusion.«I think we've, you know, got to the point where the show has reached its natural closure,» Cox, 76, shared, adding that 's creator and showrunner, Jesse Armstrong, knows exactly how to go out on a high note.«Jesse won't let anything go on further than it needs to,» Cox said. «A lot of shows outstay their welcome, and I think our show is perfect, and neat, in the way it is.»Personally, Cox is «absolutely delighted» that the series is wrapping up when it makes the most sense, and added, «In a good way, I'm happy it's over.»That being said, more than anything else, he's going to miss spending time with the people he's been working alongside for the past four seasons.«It's the cast. I'll miss the cast and the crew, the camera guys, we got great camera operators.