“Succession” shocked the world early in its fourth season when it killed off Logan Roy in the instantly iconic episode “Connor’s Wedding.” But while the episode earned critical acclaim and set the biggest events of Season 4 in motion, the gamble made waves among the show’s creative team.Appearing on The Hollywood Reporter’s Director Roundtable, “Succession” executive producer and “Connor’s Wedding” director Mark Mylod recalled his shock about the death and the difficult process of telling Brian Cox that his character wouldn’t last a full season.“When we told him that the character was dying relatively early in the season, we felt bad.
And, obviously, he did too,” Mylod said.
“I think his expectation — well, I know it was — was that his character would pop his clogs much later.
So he was a little bit discombobulated.
I’m sure he’d psyched himself up for a seven-month shoot,…
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