Was British actor Brian Cox always so harsh? Or has his toxic Succession series character Logan Roy rubbed off on him? If you don’t know him from the acclaimed HBO series, then perhaps Hannibal Lecter from Blood Moon – Red Dragon, from the Prime Minister biopic Churchill or David Fincher’s Zodiac – The Killer’s Trail.
As The Standard reports from HisFest in London, In any case, the award-winning, Shakespearean character actor made a good impression and made his American colleague Joaquin Phoenix his main target. Cox really didn’t mince his words.
Napoleon star Joaquin Phoenix criticized
Brian Cox had a lot to complain about during his performance. In the historical accuracy of Braveheart, in method acting, and in the United States in general. But he was particularly infuriated by current cinema, especially Joker star Phoenix in the Ridley Scott film Napoleon:
Terrible. It’s terrible. A truly terrible performance from Joaquin Phoenix. It’s really disgusting. I don’t know what he was thinking. I think it’s absolutely his fault and I don’t think Ridley Scott is helping him. I would have played it much better than Joaquin Phoenix, I tell you that. You can say it’s good drama. No – they are lies.
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But it didn’t stop there, because Cox also had a few mean thoughts about his name, which is the Spanish form of Joachim:
I think his name suits him. Joaquin…whackeen…whacky. It’s kind of a crazy performance.
As amusing as this all is, Phoenix fans are probably thinking: Brian Cox? What a thick!
When can you see Joaquin Phoenix’s next “terrible performance”?
Joaquin Phoenix is from October 3, 2024 seen in the Joker sequel Joker: Folie à Deux. It is a musical thriller with co-star Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn. Brian Cox, on the other hand, will soon be heard as Helm Hammerhand in the Lord of the Rings animated film The War of the Rohirrim.