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Brian Coxis looking back on the roles he could have played.
The 75-year-old actor’s memoir,Putting the Rabbit in the Hat, will be released on Tuesday. In the book, Cox looks back at roles he turned down or missed out on over the course of his illustrious career.
“Why? Well,Game of Throneswent on to be a huge success and everybody involved earned an absolute fortune, of course. But when it was originally offered the money was not all that great, shall we say,” theSuccessionstar continues, noting that his character being killed early on also meant he wouldn’t see a salary increase as the show grew in success over multiple seasons.
Mark Addy ended up portraying the character.
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In theGQmemoir excerpt, Cox also opens up about potentially appearing in theHarry Potterfilm series, noting that he felt if cast he would have portrayed Mad-Eye Moody. The role ultimately went to Brendan Gleeson (“He’s much better than I would have been,” Cox writes.)
“Harry Potter. That’s another one they ask me about. Harry f—— Potter,” Cox says. “I think someone had a burning cross held up for me not to be inHarry Potter, because all my pals were in it.”
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The actor additionally says that he turned down the role of Governor Swann inPirates of the Caribbean, before sharing his thoughts on the franchise’s star,Johnny Depp— who he called “sooverblown” and “sooverrated.”
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A representative for Depp did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Putting the Rabbit in the Hatwill be available to purchase on Tuesday.
source: people.com
