Tag: Brian Cox
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The Best Episode From Each Season of ‘Succession’
Succession was almost instantly recognized as one of the greatest drama shows of all time. HBO’s groundbreaking satire about the interior politics of a media empire family and its legacy wrapped its fantastic four-season run earlier this year with the excellent finale, “With Open Eyes.” Succession follows the legendary business tycoon Logan Roy (Brian Cox)…
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Brian Cox Channels Bond Villainy in Competition Series ‘007: Road to a Million’ Teaser
Brian Cox is joining the James Bond franchise, in one way or another.The “Succession” Emmy winner hosts Bond-inspired reality competition series “007: Road to a Million” for Prime Video.Nine contestants embark on a global adventure to participate in a series of challenges for a shot at winning win £1 million — or $1.3 million —…
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‘Succession’ Season 5 Almost Happened, But Not in the Way You Think
The final season of Succession placed the Roy family in the position they never wanted to be in, but one they were destined for from the pilot — needing to find an immediate successor to Logan Roy (Brian Cox) as the Chief Executive Officer of Waystar Royco. While the fourth and final season did a…
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Succession Creator Jesse Armstrong Says Kendall’s Name Was Underlined, Not Crossed Out
This article contains spoilers for “Succession” season 4.Just when “Succession” fans thought that business mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) was done torturing his children (on account of being dead), he reached out from beyond the grave to flick one last barb into his hapless would-be heir, Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong). The fourth season of the…
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‘Succession’: Sarah Snook on Shiv’s Future After the Series Finale
Sarah Snook played Shiv Roy over the course of four seasons of Succession. As the only woman within Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) children, she had to face different challenges than those braved by her siblings, trying to climb the ladder in a legacy that didn’t really want her. During the final episodes of the series,…
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Why is Hollywood on strike (And why Succession’s Brian Cox is joining them)? – podcast
Production on Hollywood films and hit TV shows has ground to a halt. Apart from the stars on the picket line, how is this strike different from other labour disputes?For the first time since 1961 – when Ronald Reagan was a union rep – actors and writers in the US have gone on strike. In…
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Brian Cox Blames ‘Millennials’ for ‘Woke Culture’: They’re Usually ‘the Arbiters of This Shaming’
Brian Cox won’t be Method acting as a millennial (again) anytime soon.The “Succession” actor, who was recently once again Emmy-nominated for portraying Logan Roy in the hit HBO series, which aired its fourth and final season this year, criticized “woke culture” in a recent sitdown with Piers Morgan. Cox expressed his disdain for what he…
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Prisoner’s Daughter review – Brian Cox and Kate Beckinsale can’t save hammy ex-con drama
Catherine Hardwicke directs the Succession star and Beckinsale in a family drama that’s falls flat on its faceHere’s a terrible TV-movie-style piece of work with some awful acting and a deeply questionable, crass finale; it’s all the more wince-inducing given the lineup of alpha talent behind it. Catherine Hardwicke is the director of the powerful…
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‘Prisoner’s Daughter’: Catherine Hardwicke’s Latest Gets Out of Jail and Into Melodrama
Her career hobbled by uninspired material since the commercial bonanza of “Twilight’s” first screen installment 15 years ago, Catherine Hardwicke at first appears to be back on firmer terra with “Prisoner’s Daughter.” Its mix of adult dysfunction and coming-of-age pains against a downscale milieu (here working-class Las Vegas) recalls the director’s strong initial features, “Thirteen”…
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Brian Cox Explains Why He Told Meryl Streep That He “Never Liked” Her Because He’s “Jealous” Of Her Talent
With “Succession” now over, it’s time for Brian Cox to find a new major role. Recently, he’s kept busy with smaller indie pics like “Mending The Line,” “Prisoner’s Daughter,” as well as “The Independent” on Peacock. And in the next couple of years, he’ll star in The Russo Bros.‘ “The Electric State” on Netflix and…