Brian Cox Reveals In New Book He Turned Down ‘Game Of Thrones’ & ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’

Vanity Fair profile, in which he discussed starring alongside Pitt, 58, in the 2004 sword-and-sandals epic “Troy.”Cox, 75, played Agamemnon, the mythical Greek King of Pitt’s Achilles, in what he described as “the only part I’ve ever pursued” in his career, and which required the actor to fly to London to meet the cast.Speaking on laying eyes on the “Fight Club” star for the first time, Cox swooned, “I remember at one point being agog at Brad. He’d never been in costumes like that …”“Brad walked on set and my jaw was down because he was so stunningly beautiful,” added the smitten Laurence Olivier award winner.In fact, like with a metalhead appreciating Beethoven, Pitt’s hotness apparently transcended Cox’s sexual orientation.“I’m straight but I thought, ‘Wow, my God! This guy is stunning,'” the “Manhunter” actor added of his bromantic feelings.

Troy, specifically his admiration for “stunningly beautiful” co-star Brad Pitt.Speaking to Vanity Fair in a video covering the actor’s entire career, from Braveheart to Succession, Cox explained that the role of Agamemnon in the historical epic was “the only part I’ve ever pursued”.“I’ve never pursued anything,” Cox said. “I’ve always allowed it to fall out the way it fell out.

NEW YORK -- The author of the bestselling “The Women of the Bible Speak,” Fox News host and commentator Shannon Bream, has a followup book coming out this spring.Fox News Books, the book publishing arm of Fox News Media, announced Wednesday that Bream's “The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak: Lessons on Faith from Nine Biblical Families” will be released March 29.

Brian Cox was a big fan of his “Troy” co-star Brad Pitt’s work.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Orenstein (Ghostwriter, Malcolm in the Middle) and Matt Hastings (The Handmaid’s Tale, Spinning Out) have come aboard the upcoming series Glimmerville as showrunners.

In a shocking reveal, Brian Cox says his iconic “Succession” character was almost killed off immediately when the show began.

It’ll be a case of Succession-on-Succession violence at the 74th annual DGA Awards. The Directors Guild revealed its TV nominations today, and all five nominees for Dramatic Series are episodes of HBO’s juggernaut starring Jeremy Strong and Brian Cox.

Jamie Lang “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” and “Four Weddings and a Funeral” director Mike Newell and actor Jason Wong (“The Gentlemen,” “Dungeons & Dragons”) are launching the Kingston International Film Festival (KIFF) to support independent film makers in a post-pandemic world. Taking place June 24-26, the festival is a 50:50 partnership between Blue Elephant Films and Rose Theatre which aims to address a decline in the independent film industry by establishing a new platform for emerging talent and creating opportunities which will link new filmmakers and industry experts.

Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed he has said no to hosting the Oscars in the past.

James Snyder, the star of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," has been fired from the hit Broadway play in the wake of a cast member complaint about the actor’s conduct. The producers of the stage show said they launched an independent, third-party investigation after they received a complaint about Snyder on Nov. 19, 2021.  James Snyder's contract has been terminated.

Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos are currently in Ann Arbor, Michigan to be nearer to their youngest son Joaquin Consuelos.MORE: See inside Kelly Ripa's luxury new Michigan rental homeThe loving parents have been there for a majority of the duration of Live with Kelly and Ryan going back to being virtual to enjoy a change of pace.Kelly took to social media recently to share her latest show of support for her son while he continues to make his way through university.WATCH: Kelly Ripa divides fans with controversial Thanksgiving dinner statementIn the latest clip she posted on her Instagram Stories, the TV personality could be seen brandishing a University of Michigan mug with the school's fight song playing in the background.She tagged @umichwrestling in the snippet, showing her backing for the wrestling program that Joaquin is currently a part of in his school.MORE: Kelly Ripa asks fans for their help as she shares glimpse inside vacation home near son JoaquinThis isn't the first son-related mug that Kelly received over the past week, however, as she recently also shared a picture of another she got from her oldest son, Michael.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint gave fans a rare glimpse of his baby Wednesday on Instagram.The 33 year old took an adorable snap of his baby daughter while she was sat in a directors chair. In his first post for a year, the actor also thanked fans for the support following the Harry Potter 20 year reunion show. He wrote: "Hello! Turns out I suck at Instagram.

Rupert Grint is one happy dad!The 33-year-old actor took to Instagram on Friday to share a rare photo of his 1-year-old daughter, Wednesday. He posted the sweet snap while reflecting on the recent reunion and celebrating the season 3 premiere of his show, In the pic, Wednesday is seen sitting in a tiny blue director's chair with her strawberry blonde hair in a mini pigtail with a pink bow.«Hello! Turns out I suck at Instagram. But Happy New Year anyway! Thank you all for watching The HP Reunion.

Brian Cox has been in the headlines recently for comments he made about Johnny Depp and now he is walking those back.

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.