Celebrity Brian Cox Went Full Logan Roy And Started Literally Screaming At Photographers At The “Succession” Premiere And The Whole Thing Is So Meta “this is straight out a scene from succession.” By by Ellen Durney BuzzFeed News Staff Posted 40 minutes ago
Twitter Facebook Link In true Roy style, it looks like things got heated at the Succession Season 4 premiere on Monday night. Nina Westervelt / Variety via Getty Images Marking the fourth and final season of the hit
HBO show, the entire cast took to the red carpet for one last time — and it wound up being a pretty eventful evening. Nina Westervelt / Variety via Getty Images Sarah Snook — who plays Shiv Roy — started the night on a high by debuting her baby bump, subsequently announcing that she’s 32 weeks pregnant and feeling great. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic Congratulations are also in order for Alexander Skarsgård , who confirmed for the first time that he welcomed his first child with his girlfriend, Tuva Novotny, last year. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic Elsewhere, the rest of the cast soaked up the fun and seemed in high spirits as they posed for a few obligatory family photos for the photographers. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic But, despite good vibes all around, things did get momentarily awkward on the red carpet when Brian Cox — who famously stars in the show as Waystar Royco’s ruthless founder, Logan Roy — lost it at some photographers. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic In case you haven’t seen it, a video made the rounds on Twitter Tuesday morning, in which Fisher Stevens — who plays Waystar Royco employee Hugo Baker — was forced to briefly pause his interview with Deadline after hearing a commotion on the red carpet. Deadline
Hollywood @DEADLINE Fisher Stevens interview interrupted by Brian Cox yelling at the #Succession Season 4 premiere 01:42 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @DEADLINE “It’s building obviously to an ending,” Fisher told the reporter about the final season before having to stop and acknowledge the unmistakable sound of his costar’s yelling in the background. “You can hear Brian screaming; Brian is, um, still mad.” Twitter: @DEADLINE In the clip, Fisher appears very confused, looking to other people around him for answers as Brian’s shouting continues. Twitter: @DEADLINE “That’s Brian screaming,” he added awkwardly, attempting to laugh it off. “He’s having a good time. He’s enjoying his final premiere of the show. Sorry, that was interesting. I wonder who he’s screaming at?” Twitter: @DEADLINE Fisher was quick to try to account for the interruption, suggesting that Brian was probably joking — or maybe just channeling his character, who’s known to have similarly intense outbursts. HBO “He’s not serious. I don't think he's real. I think he's having fun, right?” he asked someone near him. “He’s Logan! He can do whatever the fuck he wants.” Twitter: @DEADLINE According to Deadline , the yelling took place during a group photograph on the red carpet, and a representative was quick to inform them that he was “just joking.” Nina Westervelt / Variety via Getty Images However, the outlet caught up with Brian personally later in the night and learned that that wasn’t entirely accurate. Taylor Hill / FilmMagic When quizzed on the outburst, Brian was reportedly “bewildered and unfazed that anything had gone wrong,” but said that he’d gotten frustrated with the photographers. Nina Westervelt / Variety via Getty Images “There’s always this problem with photographers: They’re like go right, right, right, and I was like, get your fucking shit together!” he said. Sylvain Lefevre / Getty Images And if the seriousness of the situation was ever in doubt, we now have photographic evidence of the moment — and the look on Brian's face does not suggest there was anything to laugh about. Nina Westervelt / Variety via Getty Images But, thankfully, everyone brushed it off and very much appeared to enjoy the rest of the night. BuzzFeed News has reached out to a representative for Brian for additional comment and context, but did not receive an immediate response. Nina Westervelt / Variety via Getty Images However, fans couldn’t ignore the brilliance of Brian seemingly channeling his cutthroat character on the red carpet, particularly given his strong attitude toward method acting. HBO If you watch Succession , you'll know that the show has created a lot of discourse about the extremes of method acting — mainly thanks to Jeremy Strong’s intense approach to playing Kendall Roy. Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images In 2021, Brian dragged his onscreen son for his unconventional approach, calling it “a particularly
American disease.” Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images He’s weighed in on the discussion more recently too, calling Jeremy’s methods “ fucking annoying, ” and later telling Variety : “I don’t put up with all that American shit. I’m sorry. All that sort of ‘I think, therefore I feel.’” HBO Of course, it goes without saying that the irony now is that it looks as if Brian is method acting too, seemingly unable to let go of Logan’s fiery temper. fran @francine4k brian when he realizes he was the method
Actor all along https://t.co/jDU4zJF7qS 06:40 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @francine4k “for someone that is very vocally against method acting, brian cox is really acting like logan rn,” one person tweeted in response to the video. lee @ratquesadilla for someone that is very vocally against method acting, brian cox is really acting like logan rn https://t.co/mXp9tKexHb 02:10 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @ratquesadilla “At this point Brian Cox is just letting the spirit of Logan Roy steer him around like Ratatouille,” another added. Meg Peters @deviledmeggs_ At this point Brian Cox is just letting the spirit of Logan Roy steer him around like Ratatouille https://t.co/Rr6y0G2sDh 03:16 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @deviledmeggs_ “the method acting jokes write themselves,” someone else quipped. ☆ @gildedwclves the method acting jokes write themselves https://t.co/VSzftj3HXN 02:08 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @gildedwclves Some fans joked that the prospect of Logan losing it at a photographer during a high-profile event actually sounds like something that would happen in an episode of the show, with one person calling the whole thing an “immersive Succession experience.” harijuana lecter @jenkinshowI this has to be a bit right? like an immersive succession experience theyre doing right? https://t.co/zRxylMZrti 05:59 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @jenkinshowI “i cant breath this is straight out a scene from succession,” someone else echoed. s. @bloodravcn i cant breath this is straight out a scene from succession https://t.co/bYumceSddP 02:21 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @bloodravcn Well, we may not be getting a fifth season of Succession , but at least we won’t have to say goodbye to the characters just yet. ndo @cronencrash the show may come to an end but logan roy lives on im— https://t.co/ZUsNYBgCa5 08:35 AM - 21 Mar 2023 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @cronencrash More on this Jeremy Strong Responded To His “Succession” Costars’ Comments About His “Annoying” Method Acting After Brian Cox Absolutely Dragged Him For How He Behaves On Set Ellen Durney · Feb. 22, 2023 Sarah Snook Opened Up About The “Disappointment” Of Being Told That “Succession” Was Ending And Admitted She Wasn’t “Emotionally” Ready To Part Ways With Her Castmates Ellen Durney · March 20, 2023 “Logan Roy Is My King,” And Every Other Unhinged Thought We Had About The “Succession” Finale BuzzFeed Daily · Dec. 15, 2021 Ellen Durney BuzzFeed News Staff Ellen Durney is a Celebrity News Fellow for BuzzFeed News and is based in
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