Brian Cox Teases Directorial Debut, Slams “Disgusting” Self-Tape Casting & Says Cinema Has “Lost Its Place” — Edinburgh
deadline.com“There are so many people who talk bollocks about film,” actor Brian Cox furiously concluded this afternoon at the Edinburgh Film Festival.
The veteran Scottish actor, now best known for his leading role in HBO’s Succession, was the surprise addition to an industry talk at the revamped Scottish fest where he characteristically shared his piece about the biz.
During the well-attended talk, chaired by Edinburgh TV Festival director Rowan Woods, Cox said he believes cinema is currently “in a very bad way” and has largely been overtaken by the work being created on television. “Television is doing what cinema used to do,” Cox said. “Cinema has lost its place partly because of all the grandiose elements like Marvel and DC.
It’s beginning to implode, so you’re kind of losing the plot. And television has really stolen the mark. Look at incredible things like Ripley and Succession.
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