Brian Cox resembles his character Logan Roy – in that the guy says what he thinks, even if it’s at the expense of Johnny Depp, which he considers… eh, not that great.
The “Succession” star let his thoughts about Depp (and others) soar in his new memoir, “Putting the Rabbit in the Hat,” an excerpt which GQ obtained and released on Friday. In the text, he takes aim at Depp for what he considers… mediocre acting chops.
While reminiscing about handing down a big role to the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ franchise, Cox writes, “It would have been a money maker, but of all the parts of this movie it was the most thankless, in plus I would have ended up doing it movie after movie and I missed all the other great things I did.”
He adds, “Another thing with ‘Pirates’…it’s really the ‘Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow’ show, and Depp, although I’m sure he is, is so exaggerated, so overrated.”
BC wasn’t done criticizing Depp yet… he continues: “I mean, ‘Edward Scissorhands’. Let’s face it, if you show up with hands like that and pale, scarred makeup, you you don’t have to do anything. And he didn’t. And then he did even less.”
JD wasn’t the only actor Cox had words for… he also took a few snaps on Edward Norton, whom he describes as “a nice boy but a bit boring because he thinks he’s a writer-director”.
You can read his story for yourself, but let’s just say… Spike Lee put Ed right on the set of “25th Hour,” according to Brian.
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