Brian Cox says Russian actors banned from speaking about Ukraine invasion

Wilson Chapman editorHBO Max is putting together an all-star cast for the upcoming original film “The Parenting.”On Wednesday, the streamer announced that Brian Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Edie Falco and Dean Norris had been cast to star in the horror-comedy, which focuses on a young queer couple who rent a countryside cottage to host a weekend getaway with their parents, only to discover that it is inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist. The roles that Cox, Kudrow, Falco and Norris will be playing have yet to be announced.“The Parenting” is directed by Craig Johnson (“Alex Strangelove,” “The Skeleton Twins”), and written by Kent Sublette.

New Line has cast the ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max with a murderers’ row of TV stars including Succession‘s Brian Cox, The Sopranos’ Edie Falco, Friends star Lisa Kudrow and Breaking Bad‘s Dean Norris.

Succession‘s Brian Cox regrets calling Johnny Depp “overrated” in his recent memoir, the actor told Jimmy Kimmel last night, saying he went for an “easy joke” that came off sounding harsh.

Succession's Sarah Snook, Brian Cox and Kieran Culkin reunited on Saturday to attend the 74th annual Director's Guild of America Awards in Beverly Hills. The costars posed for photos on the annual ceremony's red carpet, before heading inside the venue to mingle with fellow presenters, attendees and honorees. Several directors who have worked on the program have been put up for a prestigious award that were given out during the function.

The stars of Succession are stepping out for the 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards!

EXCLUSIVE: Timur Bekmambetov, the high-profile Russian-Kazakh director who is credited as the creator of the Screenlife genre with projects including Searching and Unfriended, has condemned the “tragedy” in Ukraine and is working on a project analyzing the digital aspects of the conflict.

Succession actor Brian Cox claims that Russian actors have been banned from speaking about Ukraine.

Ukraine has drawn swift and wide-ranging condemnation from the international community, which has imposed unprecedented sanctions against President Vladimir Putin and his inner circle and pushed the Russian economy to a breaking point, with the ruble plummeting to historic lows on Monday.Amid calls for a boycott of Russian films that have received government support and a strident response from European media groups, cultural institutions, film festivals and industry confabs, the backlash has rattled Russian filmmakers with long-standing personal and professional ties to the continent’s screen industry.“The need for Europe to make a clear anti-war statement is understandable and necessary. However, banning all Russians from the major cultural events is not only unhelpful — it’s harmful,” said one veteran producer.

A surprise connection. Paddington star Hugh Bonneville thanked Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for voicing the titular bear in an international version of the film.

The entertainment background of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was thoughtfully invoked by Succession actor Brian Cox during the Succession actor’s SAG Award acceptance speech last night, just the latest example of what much of the world no doubt views as Zelensky’s unlikely path to the world stage.

The Glasgow Film Festival has withdrawn two Russian titles from its 2022 program in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

HBO's Succession made grand entrances comparable to their fictional Roy counterparts at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards taking place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Brian Cox, 75, looked dapper in a black velvet coat over a black top with a maroon tie and grey pants as he posed on the red carpet alongside his wife Nicole Ansari, 53. The venerated actor, who plays Logan Roy on the series, wore glasses and sported a goatee at the luxe event in Southern California.

Succession had a big night at the 2022 SAG Awards, taking home the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series prize at the annual awards show. Star Brian Cox used the spotlight to voice support for actors, actresses and other talent in Ukraine and Russia, who oppose the ongoing invasion.

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion was on everyone’s minds at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday. Stars wore pins of the Ukrainian flag on the red carpet and shared their prayers with the people of the nation.