Exactly 20 years ago, Brian Cox played a crucial role in “X-Men 2.” Today, he believes Marvel is partly to blame for the downfall of cinema.
„Deadpool & Wolverine“ is the cinema hit of the moment and, after “Inside Out 2”, currently the second most successful film of the year. But not everyone can relate to the seemingly universally popular film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). For example, Brian Cox, who played William Stryker in “X-Men 2”, who was largely responsible for Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) bones being coated with adamantium, has now revealed his identity.
20 years after his own Marvel appearance, the “Succession” star appears at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (via The Hollywood Reporter) is anything but enthusiastic about the quasi-legacy of the “X-Men” films:
“What’s happened is that television is doing what cinema used to do. I think cinema is in a very bad state. I think it’s lost its place, partly because of the monumental element between Marvel, DC and all these things. And I think it’s actually starting to implode. You lose the plot, so to speak.”
Brian Cox has often proven that he rarely holds back with his opinion:
Brian Cox believes Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds are more capable
Although Cox acknowledged the success of “Deadpool & Wolverine,” he nevertheless drew a clear conclusion about this type of film:
„[Diese Filme] bring in a lot of money, which makes everyone happy, but as far as the work goes, it gets diluted afterwards. You get the same as always… I mean, I have this kind of [Projekten] made.”
He apparently believes that the two main actors in the film are capable of sophisticated acting, but admits that in his opinion they cannot prove this in the MCU:
“It’s just become a party time for certain actors to do these things. When you know that Hugh Jackman can do a little bit more, Ryan Reynolds… but that’s because they’re going down that path and it’s about the box office. They’re making a lot of money. You can’t complain about that.”
We also can’t complain about our humorous interview with Jackman and Reynolds:
Although Cox says cinema is on the verge of implosion, he still believes there is great audiovisual entertainment, just in the series sector. In addition to his own hit series “Succession” (stream here on WOW), he also mentioned the Netflix series “Ripley” with Andrew Scott and added:
“There are so many and you have the honor of telling the story over a longer period of time.”
In this sense, there should be something for every taste. If, for example, you can’t get enough of the “Deadpool” films, you can find them, like almost all other Marvel films, here in the stream on Disney+. In the meantime, you can test your knowledge of the X-Men with our quiz:
“X-Men” movie quiz: How well do you know the films? Only true fans can get through this quiz without making any mistakes!
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