Succession star Brian Cox, 78, believes that the Marvel and DC Universes are partially to blame for the state of film, which he describes as “in a very bad way.” On August 17, Cox talked about the current state of cinema at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. When questioned about the current status of popular TV and movies, Cox responded, “What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do.
The veteran actor was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter saying, “I think cinema is in a very bad way. 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,” during an interview at the film festival.
Using the MCU’s most recent box office hit, Deadpool & Wolverine, as an example, Cox said that while superhero films are “making a lot of money”, the material gets “diluted” after multiple comic book movies. The actor acknowledged that he frequently “forgets” that Logan was convinced to become Wolverine by William Stryker, the scientist he played in X2: X-Men United.
According to Cox, “So it’s just become a party time for certain actors to do this stuff.” The news outlet further quoted him saying, “When you know that Hugh Jackman can do a bit more, Ryan Reynolds… they go down that road and it’s box office. They make a lot of money. You can’t knock it.”
Brian Cox added that television is making progress thanks to amazing programmes like Netflix’s Ripley, starring Andrew Scott, and Jesse Armstrong’s Succession. “There’s so many shows and you’ve got the honour of telling the story over a period of time,” the star noted.
Cox believes there are other issues with the current status of filmmaking in addition to this one. He went on to say that he didn’t like the way casting directors are now finding new talent by using self-tapes. He feels this keeps young performers from developing a “rapport” with the people they are auditioning for.
Having directed for theatre before, Cox is directing his first feature film in Scotland, which will go into production on August 26, as per Screen Daily. With Cox and Alan Cumming starring as the brothers, Glenrothan is a fictional drama that deals with the story of two estranged brothers who are reunited in an effort to salvage their family’s distillery.
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