Brian Cox takes aim at ‘overrated’ Johnny Depp, ‘pain in the a**e’ Edward Norton and ‘f***ing annoying’ co-star Jeremy Strong as he calls out Hollywood’s biggest names

Brian Cox didn’t hold back in a recent speech, branding some of Hollywood’s biggest names “stupid”, “overrated” and “an absolute disgrace”.

The actor, known for his role as tyrannical media mogul Logan Roy in the series Succession, announced that he will ‘say what he wants’ now that he is 80 years old.

Reflecting on his time in the film industry, he revealed some of the biggest names in show business and what he really thinks of them.

Brian reportedly turned down the role of governor in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and was relieved rather than feeling like he missed an opportunity.

He explained that he did not want to work with Johnny Depp because he thought the actor was “too overrated” and “overrated”.

Discussing other big names, he said he thought Edward Norton was a ‘troublemaker’, Kevin Spacey was a ‘stupid, stupid man’ and Ian McKellen’s acting was ‘not to his taste’.

Brian said he didn’t want to work with Johnny Depp (left) because he thought the actor was “too overrated” and “too overrated”, while claiming Edward Norton was a “troublemaker”.

The Hollywood adages didn’t end there, with Quentin Tarantino being ‘driven’, Michael Caton-Jones being ‘a complete jerk’ and David Hare being ‘see you next Tuesday’.

Although some actors are applauded for their commitment to method acting, Brian said in an interview: Times She said Succession co-star Jeremy Strong’s approach was ‘very annoying’.

Brian explained that his wife had concerns about his no-nonsense approach to life and his desire to express his true opinions.

Still, he thought: ‘I guess I thought, ‘Fuck it, I don’t want to be careful anymore!’ I will be 80 years old this year. Place it! ‘I’ll say what I want to say.’

Brian has been married to Nicole Ansari-Cox since 2002 and the couple has two sons; Orson Jonathan (24) and Torin (21).

However, he may regret not following his wife’s advice because he had previously turned the stars in the wrong direction with his words.

Last year, Daniel Day-Lewis hit back at Brian after the Scottish actor rejected his method of acting like “American scum”.

Daniel is famous for the process, an intense rehearsal technique in which the actor attempts to channel the internal motivations and emotions of a particular character through lived experiences..

And Brian touched on this during a chat with Variety, where he lamented Jeremy’s method of acting on the set of Succession.

‘This is really a cultural clash,’ he said. ‘I’m not putting up with all this American nonsense. I am sad. All this kind of “I think, therefore I feel.” Just do your job. Describing.

‘Of course Jeremy was Dan Day-Lewis’ assistant. So he learned all this from Dan.’

Responding to Brian’s snide comments, Daniel later told The Big Issue: ‘Listen, I worked with Brian Cox once and somehow I got inadvertently involved in this dawn bag clash.

‘Brian is a very good actor who has done extraordinary things. As a result, he’s been given a soapbox… with no signs of getting off it.

‘Whenever he wants to talk about it, it’s easy to find me.’

Brian also said his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong’s method acting was ‘extremely annoying’, despite sparking the ire of Daniel Day-Lewis, who made similar comments last year.

The trio worked together on the 1997 film The Boxer; Brian and Daniel took the lead roles, while a then-unknown Jeremy served as Daniel’s assistant.

Daniel continued: ‘I would be horrified if I thought I was interfering with his work process while we were working together.

‘But I don’t think that’s the case. So I don’t know where this comes from. ‘Jeremy Strong is a very good player, I don’t know how he runs things but I don’t feel responsible in any way for that.’

While Brian may be best known these days for his role in Succession, he’s had an amazing career.

Brian was the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter in Manhunter.

He has appeared in many films, including Rob Roy, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Super Troopers, The Ring, Adaptation, X2, Red Eye and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

He won a Golden Globe (2020) and a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in Succession and was appointed CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2003.

A respected Shakespeare actor, Brian has performed as King Lear with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.

He also won two Olivier Awards for his performances in Rat in the Skull and Titus Andronicus.