The Succession actor said that “television is doing what cinema used to do”
Speaking in the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Saturday, Brian Coxprolific film actor and star of Succession of HBOsaid the state of cinema is “very bad,” pointing to big blockbusters like Marvel and DC.
“What’s happened is that television is doing what film used to do,” Cox said when asked about the state of popular film and television.I think the cinema is in very bad condition. I think it’s lost its place partly because of the grandiose element between Marvel and DC and all that. And I think it’s starting to implode, really. It’s losing its thread.”
Cox went on to cite the MCU’s latest box office sensation, Deadpool & Wolverineas an example, saying that although superhero movies are “making a lot of money,” from an actor’s perspective the work is “diluted” after so many comic book releases.
“So for certain actors it’s a joy to do this kind of thing,” Cox said. “When you know Hugh Jackman can do a little bit more, Ryan Reynolds… they go down that route and it’s a blockbuster. They make a lot of money. There’s no denying that.”
Brian Cox’s time in the Marvel universe
In 2003, Cox starred in the successful sequel to X-Men, X-Men 2when 20th Century Fox still controlled the band of outcast super mutants. He played William Stryker, a megalomaniacal military scientist who ironically gave Logan his adamantium skeleton and created Wolverine.
Cox joked that he “often” forgets that his character “created” Wolverine in the MCU story. “Deadpool meets… Wolverine, who I created, but I’ve forgotten. Actually,” Cox added, “When you make those movies, there’s always a bit of me in there [como Stryker] and they never pay me money”.
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