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Brian Cox and Emily Blunt have come together to discuss “Succession” and “The English,” two character-driven projects that examine the brutality of American culture. Both shows deal with wealth: Cox’s brooding media mogul Logan Roy met a shocking demise on the HBO series that had us bawling in its fourth and final season, while Blunt’s Lady Cornelia is an 1890s aristocrat seeking answers about the death of her son in the Amazon Prime Video limited series. In person, the two New York transplants have too much in common to capture in one interview. They begin chatting well before cameras roll, and keep going for 20 minutes after the shoot wraps. The two make plans for Blunt to show Cox “the best croissant in Brooklyn” as their handlers wait patiently in the wings.

would be Waystar Royco’s new CEO in the wake of the death of Logan Roy (Brian Cox). But the highly acclaimed series almost continued.In a new interview in Variety, “Succession” star Kieran Culkin tells fellow actor and longtime friend Claire Danes that the show’s creator, Jesse Armstrong, considered doing additional seasons. He “pitched an amazing fifth season and then another and another,” seemingly off the top of his head, Culkin said of Armstrong.

Spoiler alert: this is the year of major characters dying on HBO drama series. And if you haven’t heard of these yet, well, the statute of limitations has expired.

Succession star Brian Cox has admitted he hasn't watched the show's finale, but said it had been 'one of the great shows of all time.'

The IDGAF era of Brian Cox’s career has been an entertaining thing to keep an eye on. It seems with every new interview, the iconic actor just says something that riles people up and makes headlines.

Succession.The actor, who played Logan Roy in the HBO series, explained during a BBC interview that the fate of his character in the fourth season meant he felt “disinclined” to watch the final episodes.“I’ve never liked watching myself for a start,” Cox said. “And somehow or other, because of what happened to Logan, I’ve been disinclined to watch the rest. I knew how it was going to end because I knew Logan had already set it up.

“Succession” star Sarah Snook said that every day working on the popular HBO drama series felt like a “pinch me moment.”“Is this my job? Do I have to commute by boat to a super yacht for work? It’s bad, it’s very, very bad,” the actress said during a behind-the-scenes featurette you can watch above. “The last couple of episodes in Season 2 when we’re on the boat in Croatia, that was like ‘I’m getting paid for this? Oh, OK.'”She noted that the final scene shot – the “meal fit for a king” sequence – was a “playful, joyful, silly kind of experience.”“It was really fun but once we finished that, the kind of reality hit and I got pretty sad again,” Snook added.Brian Cox said the diner scene between Colin and Logan in Season 4 was a “lovely scene” to film.“It’s an acknowledgement of a character who’s just been a constant throughout the whole show,” Cox said.

“AI ain’t gonna write Succession, or Chinatown or The Godfather,” says Jeremy Strong of what’s at stake with the writers’ strike. “It’s just not going to,” the actor who brought Jesse Armstrong’s words for Kendall Roy to life bluntly adds.

HBO‘s Succession will not be getting a spin-off series, per the network’s Head of Drama Francesca Orsi.The news comes after the show’s final episode aired, bringing the hit series to a close. Speaking to Deadline, Orsi shared: “I know there was some talk about spinoffs, but no, not at all”.Orsi added: “I’ll never say never but my instinct and based on a number of conversations about the evolution of Succession and these characters, at this stage, there is no intention of spinning any one character off”.The HBO exec also said that while she doesn’t know what Succession creator Jesse Armstrong is planning to do next, she thinks “it will be entirely original.

Succession following the finale, describing the show as his “greatest work experience ever”.The actor, who played Logan Roy in the HBO series, shared a message on his Instagram Story on Monday (May 29) after the show’s finale was released.“We have now come to the end,” Cox wrote. “And what has been, in my career, certainly the greatest work experience ever.

While Succession patriarch Brian Cox has called co-star Mark Strong’s method acting “f***ing annoying” and last week complained Logan Roy was killed off “ultimately too early,” it seems those irritants did not define Cox’s experience on the show. Quite the opposite.

WARNING: This article contains major spoilers from the series finale of “Succession.”He had a strong gut. Actor Jeremy Strong, 44, revealed that he actually drank the disgusting “king” smoothie that was made for him by Sarah Snook, 35, and Kieran Culkin, 40, for the series finale that aired on Max Sunday night, according to the official “Succession” podcast.

[WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for the series finale of “Succession.”]After four seasons, “Succession” has come to an end — and Waystar RoyCo has a new CEO.In the 90-minute series finale, creator Jesse Armstrong wrapped up a string of conflicts, but ultimately had the goal of answering the question everyone has been asking since Season 1 premiered in 2018: Who will succeed Logan Roy (Brian Cox) as CEO?There were many ways the ending could’ve gone: Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) could’ve filled his father’s shoes — as Logan may or may not have wanted from the looks of the underline/cross-out on his official document, Kendall and Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) could’ve stayed on as co-CEOs, GoJo could have acquired Waystar with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) coming out on top and naming Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) as CEO, as well as many other possibilities.In the end, the hole left by the death of Logan Roy could only be filled by one person.Spoilers for Season 4, Episode 10, “With Open Eyes” are below, so stop scrolling now if you don’t want to know who got the crown.While it was always presumed that Logan Roy’s successor would be in the family bloodline, it didn’t exactly turn out that way.Neither Kendall, Roman, Shiv — or Connor (Alan Ruck), for that matter — ended up being the heir to the media mogul’s throne.After Matsson decided he wasn’t going to name Shiv as the CEO of the company, an unsuspecting person filled her in on who it would be.“Shiv, you should probably know: it’s me,” Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) told his wife.As noted above, Greg found out by translating a conversation in Swedish that Matsson was not actually planning on giving the CEO title to Shiv, as he promised he would.Upon finding

There’s no Iron Throne, but the stakes feel just as high.

HBO‘s “Succession” ends on Sunday night with its series finale to much anticipation. So how will the Roy family’s legacy ultimately end up? If Brian Cox had his way, his character Logan Roy would still have a say in the matter, as he believes series creator Jesse Armstrong wrote Logan off “too early.” READ MORE: Brian Cox Is “More Than Ready” For ‘Succession’ To End & Is “Absolutely Delighted” To End The Roy Family’s Story Cox’s comments come in BBC’s new interview with the actor about “Succession,” one of the first since Logan Roy died suddenly in Episode 3 of the final season.

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Armstrong will reveal the secrets of Succession in a talk at the Edinburgh TV Festival this year.

the HBO drama “Succession” “too early.”The 76-year-old actor gave one of his first big interviews since the stunning death of media patriarch Logan Roy to BBC Two’s Amol Rajan Interviews for an episode airing Wednesday.Cox reportedly states the killing of his character last month during a plane ride in the third episode of Season 4 was “ultimately too early.”Instead, Cox thinks it would have been appropriate for Logan to die in the fifth or sixth episode of the 10-episode final season. “I was fine with it, ultimately, but I did feel a little bit rejected,” he said.

season 4, Brian Cox's wife had an unexpected cameo. Nicole Ansari-Cox made her HBO debut as one of Logan Roy's ex-mistresses, who all had gathered for his long-awaited spectacle of a funeral. In a darkly funny moment, Ansari-Cox appeared as Sally-Ann, whom Lady Caroline (Harriet Walter) dubbed as her own «Kerry, so to speak.» She was then asked by Caroline to join her, Marcia Roy (Hiam Abbass) and, of course, Kerry Castellabate (Zoe Winters) in the front row during the church service for the late Waystar Royco media mogul. As they all sat together, one of them quipped, «God, Logan would have hated this,» resulting in a collective laugh that broke through all their grief. Unsurprisingly, the internet ate up the brief interaction between all four women, with several fans taking to Twitter to share their excitement — and love for seeing Cox's actual real wife show up on the series.

Jennifer Coolidge and Brian Cox have been cast in 'Riff Raff'. The 'White Lotus' actress and 'Succession' star will feature in the crime comedy flick with Dustin Hoffman and Gabrielle Union. Dito Montiel is directing the film which is based on a script by John Pollono.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun cast: Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Emmy winner Brian Cox (Succession) — both of whom are having career moments — Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man), and BET Awards winner Gabrielle Union (The Inspection) have been set to star in crime comedy Riff Raff.

Catherine Hardwicke is nothing if not eclectic in choosing what she directs. On the heels of “Mafia Mamma,” which came and went from theaters quickly in April, here comes “Prisoner’s Daughter,” Hardwicke’s film from TIFF last September.

EXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired North America rights to the indie drama Mending the Line, starring Golden Globe winner Brian Cox (Succession) and Sinqua Walls (White Men Can’t Jump), slating it for release in theaters nationwide on June 9th. 

Addie Morfoot Contributor Nearly 10 years after his death, Peter O’Toole is making a return to the screen in a BritBox documentary from Jim Sheridan.The revered Irish director, known for narrative films including “My Left Foot” and “In the Name of the Father,” interviewed colleagues and family about the “Lawrence of Arabia” star for “Peter O’Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba.” They range from Kenneth Branagh, Brian Cox, Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi and Stephen Fry to ex-wife Siân Phillips and daughter Kate O’Toole. Each interview helps shed light on the actor’s complicated yet brilliant life and career. O’Toole, who grew up in England with Irish heritage, was nominated for eight Oscars, winning an honorary Academy Award in 2003. The actor was also known for his stage work and fondness for alcohol.

Succession stars Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong are on course to make history at the 2023 Emmy Awards, according to a new report.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor “These leads! They’re trying to murder me.” Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge has her sights on her second consecutive statuette for her turn as Tanya in HBO’s hit black-comedy series “The White Lotus.” Coolidge has chosen to submit herself into the supporting drama actress category for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, Variety has learned exclusively. Confirmed by HBO and Coolidge’s reps, the news comes after Variety reported Coolidge and her team were mulling a switch to the lead actress category where Sarah Snook has declared her change for “Succession,” another HBO Emmy hopeful, which was followed by her co-star Brian Cox.

Jenny Slate is ready to set to join Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni and Brandon Sklenar in the big-screen adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel “It Ends With Us,” which is currently in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures, TheWrap has confirmed. Baldoni will also direct.

What really happened. Kelly Reilly revealed why she missed Yellowstone‘s PaleyFest panel after speculation about drama behind the scenes.

The main cast of Yellowstone was notably missing from the PaleyFest and star Kelly Reilly is clearing things up.

Richard Rankin has praised his Rebus cast mates, dubbing them 'incredible company' as the Scot gets underway with filming season one of the show.