Brian Cox went on a rant against multiple A-list actors, including Johnny Depp and Ian McKellen, in a new interview with The Times UK.
The “Succession” star called Depp “so overblown” and “so overrated,” noting in the interview published Friday that he was relieved he turned down Jonathan Pryce’s role in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise.
As for McKellen, Cox said that his “X2” co-star’s acting is “not to my taste.”
Cox also took aim at Edward Norton, whom he said is “a pain in the arse,” and Kevin Spacey, whom he described as “a stupid, stupid man.”
Directors and writers weren’t safe from Cox’s wrath, either.
The 79-year-old called Quentin Tarantino “meretricious,” Michael Caton-Jones “a complete arsehole” and David Hare a “see you next Tuesday.”
In addition, Cox, who played Winston Churchill in the 2017 biopic “Churchill,” vented about Gary Oldman winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role as the UK Prime Minister in “Darkest Hour,” released the same year.
Oldman’s performance, Cox said, was “cobblers” and “a crowd-pleasing farrago.”
Cox also disagreed with Margot Robbie being cast as Cathy in the new adaptation of the 1939 film “Wuthering Heights,” which is one of Cox’s favorite movies.
“Margot Robbie is far too beautiful for that role,” he told The Times UK.
“I mean, I think there should be something more of the Gypsy about her but it’s wrong of me to judge,” he added. “It may be a brilliant film.”
When asked if he’s reached out to Day-Lewis, Cox had a cheeky response.
‘Children don’t say, “What’s my motivation?”’ he told The Times UK.
Cox went on, “No, I haven’t reached out because it’s got nothing to do with Dan Day-Lewis. Dan Day-Lewis, he’s discreet. He never upsets it [the filming process].”
The Emmy Award winner added that he didn’t walk to talk more about Strong, 47, because his former on-screen son has “begged me to stop talking about him.”
“He’s a good actor, Jeremy. He’s a wonderful actor. It’s just all the bollocks that goes with it. You watch children — they don’t say, ‘What’s my motivation?’ They just do it!”
After dissing so many stars in the interview, Cox was asked if being so blunt had lost him friends or caused him problems.
“Well, I don’t know yet if it’s caused me problems,” he replied with a laugh. “I mean, my wife keeps saying, ‘Brian, be careful. Brian, be careful.”
Cox added, “I think, ‘F–k it, I don’t want to be careful anymore! I’ll be 80 this year. F–k it! I’m gonna say what I want to say.’”
