EntertainmentWhy did Brian Cox, from Succession, turn down an important role in Game of Thrones? When he received the offer, the actor had not yet played Logan Roy; Brian Cox justified decision today at 10:13

One of the great highlights of Successionthe most acclaimed drama series of recent years, Brian Cox could have participated in another successful series of HBO: game of Thronesbroadcast on the closed TV channel between 2011 and 2019.

In the book of memories Putting the Rabbit in the Hat (via NME), published in 2011, Cox recalled some moments when he turned down roles in successful franchises, as was the case with the series based on the books by George R. R. Martin.

“I am often asked if I was offered a role in game of Thrones – the reason is that all the other idiots did – and the answer is, yes, I should be a king called Robert Baratheon,” he wrote. With this refusal, the paper was left with Mark Addy.

Then, the artist explained how the salary was not good, in addition to the character dying in the first season: “There has always been a tendency for American productions to treat British actors differently from American actors. In other words, to have them cheap .”

Furthermore, Brian Cox I also didn’t want to play the governor of Pirates of the Caribbeana function that was Jonathan Pryce. “It would have been a cash cow, but of all the parts of the film, it was the most thankless,” she explained. He then criticized the work of Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrowand defined it as “so overrated and overrated.”

What I mean to say Edward Scissor Hands! Let’s be honest: if you arrive with hands like that and pale makeup and scars on your face, you need to do nothing. And he didn’t do that. And subsequently he did even less. But people love him. They don’t love him as much these days, of course.