Brian Cox on stage at the ‘Succession’ FYC Event.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Brian Coxis reflecting onSuccession’s finale.
While costarsMatthew MacfadyenandKieran Culkinsaid that they only realized at the table read, Cox said it dawned on him much earlier.
“We didn’t 100 percent know,” Macfadyen, 49, said in the conversation.
“I don’t understand what you didn’t know,” Cox quipped. “F—ing dead or something. Christ, it was so f—ing obvious.”
“We’re going to finish and I go, ‘Oh, we didn’t know,’ Cox added. “We went to the last read through and we thought, ‘Oh, maybe there’s still life.'”
“It’s ridiculous,” Cox said playfully.
Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook on ‘Succession’ season 4 episode 10.HBO
HBO
“We do rewrite and rewrite all the way through [and we thought] that we could leave that escape door,” screenwriterJesse Armstrongsaid on the panel, which took place at L.A.’s Paramount Theater.
“And maybe that was psychological, because it was really, really hard actually ending it,” added Armstrong, 53.
“It was like, ‘We need the possibility of escape,’ almost to commit to the end,” he continued.
Armstrong also revealed that hinting to the actors that there could be the possibility of more episodes may have improved their performance.
“To not feel like this is a cut-and-dried thing where there’s no more possibility,” he added.
From Left to Right: Matthew Macfayden, J. Smith-Cameron, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, and Brian Cox appear onstage at the ‘Succession’ FYC Event at Paramount Pictures Studios on January 16, 2024.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Culkin, 41, also shared during the panel that he hadn’t yet seen the show’s concluding episode.
“[It] wasn’t on purpose. I was in Poland, and I couldn’t sign into my Max account. It’s an app issue,” said the actor, whowon the Emmy on Monday night for outstanding lead drama actorfor his role inSuccession.
The show came out on top at the 2023Emmy Awardswith 27 nominations and six wins, including outstanding drama series, outstanding lead actor in a drama series for Culkin,outstanding lead actress in a drama seriesforSarah Snookandoutstanding supporting actor in a drama seriesfor Macfadyen.
On receiving the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, Macfadyen gave a “special mention” to his “on-screen wife, Sarah Snook, and my other on-screen wifeNicholas Braun.”
“Acting with you has been one of the most wonderful things in my career. Thank you, Nick. Thank you, sir. It’s been a joy,” he added.
He also thanked his “actual wife"Keeley Hawes, sweetly calling her, “my love and my best friend.”
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All four seasons ofSuccessioncan be streamed on Max.
source: people.com
