Brian Cox slams ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the state of movies: ‘Hugh Jackman can do more’
nypost.com“Deadpool & Wolverine.” The “Succession” star spoke at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland over the weekend, where he said that cinema is “in a very bad way,” according to the Hollywood Reporter.“What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do.
I think cinema is in a very bad way,” the Scottish actor stated. The Emmy-winning star added, “I think it’s lost its place because of, partly, the grandiose element between Marvel, DC and all of that.
And I think it’s beginning to implode, actually. You’re kind of losing the plot.”While movies like “Deadpool & Wolverine” earn “a lot of money” at the box office and “make everybody happy,” he said the work “becomes diluted afterwards.
You’re getting the same old— I mean, I’ve done those kind of [projects].” “Deadpool & Wolverine” is now the highest-grossing R-movie of all time, drawing in over $1 billion at the global box office.
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